Jealousy

Jealousy: green-eyed monster (carriespalding)

Jealousy. It is probably one of the single biggest joy-sucking things in life. Jealousy is a natural thing but to be brutally honest, jealousy sucks. Its a killer. Being jealous of someone makes you very unhappy and it is a waste of time. Jealousy comes in different forms. There is being jealous of what someone has, and being jealous of what someone is. For example you could be jealous of a house or a car that someone owns or you could be jealous of their prettiness or kindness. But no matter how much we long after the achievements or looks of others we are still here in the same position that we were with the same looks we have. We can try our hardest to be them or look like them but it is pointless to want to be someone else. We spend too much time focusing on the possessions or looks of others that we don't spend time on ourselves and honestly all of this just hurts us. Jealousy leads to lower self-esteem and more issues with you have yourself that you had to begin with.

Lets say you see someone super pretty on social media. You then start to focus on looking like them and trying to wear the same clothes. You are investing all your time into someone who you are not. I mean, if trying to look like someone makes you happy, be my guest but if it is harming you and you spend all your own time on them and the jealousy you have for them you are hurting yourself.

So obviously I have now convinced you if you weren't already that jealousy sucks. Now how do we help it?

Focusing on yourself is one of the most important ways to get you mind off of that person. It is the first step to handling your jealousy. By focusing on yourself that it get your mind off of the jealousy that you have. You will begin to feel less attached to the feeling of it. Redirecting that attention that you are putting towards jealousy back to yourself. You will you become happier if you focus on yourself and not on other people. 

Another thing to do is consider yourself the object of someone else’s jealousy. This may sound a little wrong but it will put more confidence in yourself. Obviously don’t be rude about it and put all your time trying to look good just so other people be jealous of you. All I'm trying to say is make yourself think that someone else is jealous of you and boost your self esteem.

You may also want to consider distancing yourself from social media. Social media is full of people who are almost flawless and it is very easy to become jealous of them. If you spend less time on social media, you will be less likely to see those flawless people with items that could make you jealous therefore, you won't be jealous of them.

The last thing that you can do is change your point of view towards the subject. Change the way jealousy affects you. Let it be an appreciation for the person instead of envy.

The Stereotype of Makeup

Two-faced, fake, deceiving, and unconfident. These are all adjectives used by people while looking at someone with “too much” makeup on. Personally, I do not where that much makeup, I only wear a little bit but this is because of personal preference. People think makeup is for people who are not confident with themselves and are trying to hide their face to be someone who they are not. People think girls wear makeup if they are ugly and want to cover up their face. People think makeup is “false advertising” and misleading by showing everybody a face that is not yours but I completely disagree. The face that they are wearing is theirs they are just adding more to it. People where makeup for expression and for themselves.


Makeup is an art many people use makeup for themselves and do if for themselves to enhance their features. Many people get the impression that when a girl puts on makeup, she is trying to  impress someone. She is trying to impress a boy. She could be in fact trying to impress a boy but not everyone is trying to impress someone by wearing makeup. Just because you put on makeup doesn’t mean that you are trying to look good for someone. Some people do it for themselves because they like to look good or some people put it on because it is fun

When a girl is wearing "too much" (I say this in quotations because I do not think a person can be wearing too much makeup) others often try to stop her or.. actually... I'm not sure what the are trying to accomplish while saying this because it should not have any affect on their life but they say "Oh but your so pretty without makeup!". Then the person they are saying that to takes off her makeup and then gets told that she is ugly and and should cover up her acne. She then is back in the same place she started but with lower confidence.

Sometimes people don't wear makeup and when they get told they are ugly. They then listen to those people and put on makeup, but right when they do this people say it is gross how you can change your face like that and how you have no respect for yourself. They also say they have trust issues because of how different the person looks. These are inappropriate things to say. People are allowed to do what they want with themselves and shouldn't have to worry about what other people say.

Makeup. (giphy)

Putting makeup on your face doesn’t change the person you are. It doesn’t change you personality one bit with the exception of your confidence. It is a personal preference and if a girl doesn't want to wear makeup, so be it. If she's want to wear a ton, good for her. If wearing makeup makes someone more confident and happier with themselves then why should they be judged for that?

Basically what I’m trying to say is don’t judge people by their appearance. If they want to wear a buttload of makeup that is their decision and you do not have to have an input on it.