main character.

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A comment on a Youtube video called 'songs to make u feel like the main character' (i have asked if it's okay to write it down on my blog and they granted permission). To some, it may seem really spontaneous of me to write this down in my blog, but... to me it just isn't. This person has pointed out some things which I've been reflecting on lately, this whole main/side character thing, and I really encourage you to read it. It may be something that you needed to read sooner, or even now! :)

"Hey, I've seen a lot of people commenting on how they're the side character/antagonist and honestly somewhere you are! In someone's story you're the pretty stranger walking by, you're the awkward person waiting for the train, you're the yellow coat that distracts them as they drive past a crowded space. Or maybe you're the witty best friend, the smart person who helped pull their grade up, the person who held their hand as they cried, held them back as they yelled, or held them up as they grew. Or maybe you're even the competition, the person beat, the next level, or the person who's loud in a world they want to be quiet, a person who's angry in a world they want to be happy, a person who's holding on in a world they want to let go.
And that's okay.
Because in their story they only see a flash, or side of yours.
Because in your story you have been doing so many things.
You've laughed and cried, you've been places, you've grown and changed. Think. You've done stupid things, you've screwed up, massively even. You've loved and hated, you've been afraid and been confident.
Because what's a story that's perfect besides a boring one?
You may think your story is boring, your story is sad, your story is the same old tune as anybody else's. Maybe, but it's yours. It's your story, your place, your thing. There are things that people would kill to have in your story. That, of course, doesn't mean your story is perfect, you should always try to strive to improve your story, your plot, for yourself. But know that this story, this LIFE, is amazing! There are the little gold nuggets of every day. The perfect cups of coffee, the colorful rocks on the street. All of that is part of your story.
Your story of you becoming your best you.
So maybe, somewhere, somehow, you're the side character. You're the one of the faces flashing by. You're the competition or the next level.
But right here? Right now? You're you, my love. You're the main character, you're the person people are rooting for. This isn't just any old life, it's yours.
Go own it."

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