Something I wish someone had told me in high school:

If it matters to you it’s not stupid.

Why you ask? Well because it’s true. Don’t let anyone brush you off! Ever. And especially not while you’re just trying to begin to figure out who you are. If something is weighing on your mind you have every right to meditate on it for as long as you want, ask for help from as many people as you want, and to be heard without fear of judgement. 

Never let anyone make you think that you have an idea that is “lesser”, “unimportant”, etc… IT’S JUST NOT TRUE. Your thoughts are so insanely valuable I can’t even begin to express the importance of you just saying it out loud or writing it down…. Just getting it out from where it’s trapped in you. 

DON’T BE AFRAID TO BE YOU AND FEEL CONFIDENT ABOUT YOUR SPECIFIC THOUGHTS AND STRUGGLES AND DREAMS.

If no one has ever told you this before I’m telling you now! 
This is your sign! 
Don’t wait!
You don’t need anyone’s approval to know that what’s on your mind matters!
IF IT MATTERS TO YOU IT IS NOT STUPID.

In high school I didn’t know that. I’ve learned so much more about myself and other people and just life in general in ONE SEMESTER OF COLLEGE than I ever did in high school! In fact I think I made an Instagram post about that a couple weeks into college let me find it…

Here it is:

Anyway I needed to get this out on the internet and on the screens of my young ones because you never know who needs to see things like this. You never know who hasn’t been told anything like this…

See you next week!

XOXO
NBNealie

P.S. I NEED TO FILM FOR NEXT WEEK. QUICK. GIVE ME TOPICS/IDEAS.

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