Yesterday, some kid on facebook posted a terribly offensive status message which I will not even honor with copy+paste, and I actually made an assertive comment against it. And I honestly felt amazing after that. And even better, someone I don't even know agreed with me, posting a response saying thank you. It's amazing what a little positive energy will do.

And the amazing thing about that is, last year I would have been incredibly afraid to say anything like that. My whole life, it was always "be a good little girl, stay out of trouble." The ironic part is, being good always included avoiding trouble instead of trying to fix it. A year ago, I would have widened my eyes in shock that someone so young would say something like this, but then closed the window, afraid to do anything. But now, for once in my life, I've been confident enough to stand up for what I know is right. And I'm not gonna lie, kinda proud of myself right now haha. I think the two main things that have boosted my confidence would be drama - everyone goes crazy together, being utterly weird and having fun with it - and . She's the reason I started working to improve my confidence, and she's been there the whole time with advice and support. I honestly have no idea where I'd be without her. So thank you Jackie

OH! And happy holidays everyone!