dare to be different

open mic night.

believing in who you are.

confidence.

bravery.

daring to be different.

open mic night.


Tonight I went to our open mic night on campus. originally to see one of my friends play, and in which he didn't even get to- however....i got to listen and watch all the other people for two hours. the night was very interesting. at events like these you always get the talented and the ones who think they are. but everyone steps out on a limb to step up there on that stage in front of their peers. you believe in who you are no matter what others think of you. you are daring to be different.

The other night that phrase was just stuck on my mind for some reason "dare to be different."

I really don't like when people conform to others and what they think and what they do. the people pleasers of the world. they mold into everyone elses mold. they are not themselves all the time. i believe they have a fear of being different. they may think they are different, but they are the same- pleasers. pleasers have the same mentality towards everyone- ive gotta make them happy- i don't want them to be mad at me- i will do what they want- say what i think they may want to hear- there is no different aspect in them.

So, i have grown to be different. i used to be in the shoes of the people pleaser. but i have gone from high heels to tennis shoes. collared shirt to t-shirt. khakis to dresses. mix it up. . . i like being different. it took me so too long to figure out that.

I am the only non UNC fan in my whole entire family. . . because i wanted to be different. (oh I'm a wake forest demon deacon baby! )
When my family got new phones twice- i had to get the one that they did not get. i had to be original.
i like being original, unique, spontaneous, just i know what it is now- i like being me.

but again the thing is- it took me a while to figure out that i wanted to be different- well wanted to be me. who i was. who i am. who God created me to be. being confident in that. believing in that. once you gain that confidence in Christ, then you are able to see beyond and see who you truly are and you can truly be different-yourself. you do not have to please others- be the same- conform to this world.




its okay to beat to a different drum;
to be the brightest crayon in the box;
to be the craziest button of the bunch.




in the words of Switchfoot "this is your life, are you who you want to be?"

are you molding into that person that everyone else wants you to be? are you who you want to be? are you confident of who you are in Christ? are you a people pleaser?


who are you?


dare to be different.



{embrace the journey}