Those phases you go through as a teenager

At some time in your teenage life, it's guaranteed that you are going to have a day where you look in the mirror and realize all the sudden the person you are today isn't who you want to be.  It's guaranteed there are going to be a lot of those days. It's not necessarily that you don't like the person you are today, it's just that you see that you are not what exactly you want to be.  On some days, it's just because you kinda want new clothes and a new look to try just for a day.  But on other days, the scarier days, you get to thinking and the person that you were last year and all they wanted to be doesn't tally up at all with who you want to be now. You see that your interests are different and they way you talk or think and your hair and clothes and makeup just aren't right anymore, whether you've already changed or you just want to.  You realize all of your facebook posts and your pins and the books and movies and music that you used to love just aren't quite right for you anymore.  It sticks with you - you feel a little strange, but nothing really makes you scared until that day someone sits you down to show you something they think you'll love and you know that you, last year, would have absolutely loved it, but now you really do not.  And it's really scary and for a minute you feel like you don't even know who you are anymore.  You might cry or get mad or feel out of place and question a little everything that you love.  But the thing is, it's okay to come to terms with the fact that you are a different person than last year.  Embrace the change, while only changing as quickly or as much as you are comfortable with.  We don't all have to be Taylor Momsen.  Just realize that it's ok for your interests and style and self in general to be a little different.  Don't freak out, learn how to bring what you love into your life, no matter who exactly you are at the time. I've been having a little bit of a crisis like this recently, but here's what I've kind of learned: going through these random transformations when you are a teenager is not exactly finding who you are - it's finding the pieces of who you are that will stick with you no matter the phase.

~Simone