Freeze frame.

So in the past, I always got pretty defensive when people called me out on something (I think it's kinda like our human instinct, isn't it?). Anyways, I always tried to explain myself or - to distract from my own flaws - I said "Well you are *insert any negative characteristics here*!". I know, I know this may sound very childish but if you think about it, it's just something that most people do, in some way or the other. Like we don't want people to actually recognize our flaws. And after any situation like this, I started overthinking it all just seconds later.

But this time it was different.

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"Well, that's what I'm known for!" I said and laughed and moved on to other things. It didn't occur to me until I was at home and had the time to think it through: I actually didn't care about it. Like I've spent all of my afternoon lessons without this specific moment even crossing my mind.

You know, society often tells us that we have to be perfect. And of course that ideal is defined by them. Like superficial things like "You have to be skinny!" or "If you're not wearing make-up, you can't sit with us!" or even character flaws like "Boys do not/should not cry!" or "Don't show any feelings! Fake your happiness until you make it!" make you practically designed for being excluded from society. And I always thought how strange that sounds, like what gives us, human-beings, the right to call people out on that? To make us feel superior? To show the person that he or she shouldn't be extraordinary while simultaneously preaching about individuality? 

And most importantly, we are all flawed. Some may hide it behind shiny hair or huge muscles but in the end, we're all humans. Humans were never designed for being perfect. We should never be. And that's also what makes us special. Every single person on this planet is different from another, not just by strength but also by flaws.

So maybe I am an over-worrier, maybe I'm awkward and clumsy and sometimes I can't speak in coherent sentences, yeah and maybe sometimes I overthink and go off daydreaming to much but- all of my flaws make me ME.  Weird, sometimes annoying but still completely beautiful me. Like a mosaic or a puzzle that would miss something if only the pretty parts of it were used. No, you also need the blue pieces of the sky or the completely white parts of the snow to make a beautiful picture.

Being flawed makes us human. And I don't think there's anything more beautiful than that.

Remember that your own unique flaws help you to truly find a life of your own.

xxx Sarah