My status that I found inspiring and wanted to share with you:

"Sometimes I wonder why I am the way I am, but then I just have to realize that I don't want to be sitting in the background with everyone else. That's no fun at all! And when people ridicule the crazy things that I do, I sometimes get discouraged. I just get back up, though. Because if I want to be the person who stands out, the person who I am, I can't just sit around and wait for something to happen. I have to put myself out there and just be ME! And I gotta tell you, I LOVE being me! I am happy in my own skin (most of the time :P) and I am not worried what other people will think! Why should I be? The people who don't accept me, the people who ridicule me, they don't matter. Not one bit, because eventually I'll find people who do accept me and do love me for who I am and not for being like everyone else, a carbon copy. As a matter of fact, I do have people in my life who do accept me. I'm not alone in this, even though sometimes I do feel that way, I have a ton of friends and family who love me for who I am. I think this is how life should be lived, you only have one life to live so why not live it? Why not shine? Why not have fun and be you?"

I just want everyone to know that you shouldn't feel ashamed of being yourself at all. Ever. If people don't like it then they can just deal with it, because it's not worth your hassle to please the cold-hearted and the close-minded people. There will always be "haters" and there will always be people who just don't like you, and you may or may not ever know why. I know some of you already know some of this or all of it, but there are people out there who just need encouragement where they don't get anywhere else, and I'm one of those people. I don't have many people to encourage me. I have a best friend who is there when I need to blow off some steam and tell my secrets too, but she never has much to say. I don't hate her or resent her for it. A lot of stuff I've been through, I feel like I've been through it mostly alone and it's made me the person who I am today. The most support I have gotten in a really long time is from my boyfriend, Brandon. He is so supportive and so helpful that I can't even explain. He tells me things, just simple little things, like "good job" or "i know you can do it", ect. No one has ever really supported me that much, not even my family, quite honestly. I don't want anyone to ever go through anything like that or go through anything alone. So I may be some stranger but I'm here if you need to talk. Don't let people ever get you down because of who you are though. Like I said, eventual you'll find someone who does care and someone who will love you for who you are.