You know how hard it is to open up. Think about it.

 

It’s hard to stay true to yourself in a society so quick to judge. “Did you see what they posted?”

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Social media makes it “effortless” to connect, “just press <3 and comment, “go off!”

But in reality, is your media presence really YOU?

 

Sometimes, it’s not even worth it to let your guard down or make yourself vulnerable.

 

You know the courage it takes to set a new fashion trend. 

 

You know how you overthink what you are wearing. “Is it too showy?” “Do I look fat?” “Is it too weird from the mainstream clothes?” 

 

What will people think of you? Will they see you the way you want?

 

Does that anxiousness follow you into the classroom? 

 

You know how it goes... It’s the first week of school and the teacher calls on you in a Socratic seminar. You answer, and then the worst happens. Eye rolls, whispers, laughs.

 

So you play it safe, keep your head down, earbuds in, hoodie up. 

 

But what would happen if you took your hood down? Imagine what you could see. Imagine what you could say.

 

When you’re finally ready to let others hear your thoughts about climate change, the album that dropped last week, or the 50th fast food restaurant to open in GB, you could change the world.