Live in the Present

                                                               Live in the Present
           When girls are 15, the most important things to them are phones, friends, driving, and boys. We sometimes feel like we cannot be ourselves around certain people, so we change to meet their approval. When you think about it, that is completely stupid. You should never change for anyone and always be yourself no matter what. That is the advice Victoria Azarenka would give if she could go back to her 15 year old self.
          Today, October 11, is the "International Day of the Girl." Important women around the world have come together to say what advice they would give themselves if they could go back to 15. Victoria says "Follow your dreams, always be yourself, never be afraid to show the real you and have fun; Always live in the present." So many young girls today are just ready for time to fly by and go off to college, find their soul-mate, start a life, etc. In my opinion, they do not need to worry about everything that is ahead of them right now, they need to concentrate about what is happening right now and live in the moment. Do not let one minute slip away because you will regret it.
          Too many teenage girls will change the way they are just because they might not fit in with a certain group of people at school. I completely agree with what Victoria says about always being yourself and to never be afraid to show the real you. Girls are not following their own morals and letting other people influence them, and this is leading to some really bad situations. Some of these situations, can ruin your entire life and everything that you have worked for could be gone. You never need to change who you are, to please someone else.
          I hear so many adults today say that high school was the best years of their life and they wish they could go back. I know it is really hard to believe, I even find it hard to believe, but everyone needs to make the most of these years and have fun. We need to stay true to who we are and live in the present so we can live out our dreams to the fullest.

http://www.cnn.com/2012/10/11/world/gallery/international-day-of-the-girl/index.html?hpt=hp_inthenews