Just to be me

“I'm not much, but I'm all I have.” - Philip K. Dick



I'm Jamie. Jamike for long ;) .I don't know everything, as much as I would like to pretend to. My name is a bit unique because, according to mother dearest, a mistake was made when the officials put my name on my birth certificate. It's apparently made to be __________.

So on the topic of my being me, and conversely your - "being you". It seems that a lot of people don't know exactly who they are or...
even what they're worth. It seems the devaluation of their worth usually tends to stem from their peers, their friends and frienemies alike, their perception of beauty and worth from the various portrayals seen in the social and interactive media, and even sometimes (and more surprisingly not as rare as one would like to believe either) - their family. Now.....I'm not going to SAY* that if you're in the latter group thst you need a new family but.....well....A family is what's meant to keep us going even if the entirety if everything there is tries to stop us. A family is who let's *you* be *you* , accepts and strengthens you for it and when the world comes against you -  fights them for it. If you don't have one that's similar to that. ... I'm guessing you should probably try to find one. There are tons of ways to find or get one. Family these days is deeper than blood ties. Family makes you "YOU".

The main thing I'm trying to elaborate on in this post is the ideal of staying "True". True to your self and true to your "world" . Your "World" is like your "self" - it is what you make it out to be. You must choose a world to live in - good or bad - and live in it. Your World is who and what you surround yourself with. Your music. Your art. Your books. Your furniture. Your food. Your clothes. Your friends. Your family.  Yes, even your school.

Your everything (the entirety of who you are) is decided by everything around you. And do the first thing to know is - who you are. When you've known exactly who you are then you can stay true to that. You cannot walk on a road well when you cannot see it, it's boundaries, it's curves, it's width and elevations. That's the same way you cannot be you when you do not know who exactly you are.  Now the only issue with that is the world outside your own. It's a little thing we all call - reality. 

Reality - that cruel cold shower that reminds you that the wind isn't always rainbows and teddy bears. It's a painful thing to see the ugly side of the world. Kinda makes you want to change to be harder and tougher. If the world beats you down you want to go beat it back. Doesn't always end up well though. I mean. ...why exactly would you fight a planet? But regardless of what the world throws off to put you out of balance, the only thing to do is to remain true to "YOU".

Be Yourself....well...unless you're a killer :|

Did you lose a bet?  Keep on being you. 
Did you miss a chance?  Keep being you.
Did you get heartbroken? Keep being you.
Did you get a fortune? Keep being you.
Did you get slapped?  Keep being you.

I however realize something. Sometimes....The worst advice you can give someone is "Be yourself". If he/she is terrible, and needs to change then I think you need to tell them "Find a new you. The current one isn't working out" . Who wants to tell a serial rapist, master assassin or serial killer/mass murderer "Be yourself"? Btw.... If you're reading this and you git the bill.  Please don't be yourself. Please. Really :|

Throughout your lifetime there will be people and events coming for you that will make you want to to change, make you want to become darker, make you lose hope just like they did. These can come in various shapes and forms. Failing an exam. Losing a loved one. Getting onto an accident. Getting beaten. It's easy to make up resolve to decide to harden yourself to fight back. It's much much harder to step forward,  smile on and walk through it all. It's really at these times that you find out who you really are - if you are strong or weak. If you are a survivor or not. It's up to you to choose to take the easy path - to remain and be weak. Or be strong - take the harder way, forge ahead and Just be you. The saying goes "Only the strong survive". You and *only* YOU will choose how to live - in weakness ....or in strength.

In the end. This post is trying to tell you one thing only. There's a simple mantra to tell yourself.

No matter the black, no matter the chain.
Whatever attack, whatever pain.
The world can bring it, I'll keep my free.
I'll survive it all - Just to be me

Thanks for coming here :)
Love, stars and Jam.