Jamyn Lott

Are you ever happy, seemingly without a reason? That's my favorite type of happiness. The uncontrollable smiles, the constant laughing, the butterflies overwhelming your stomach. You just sit there, doing nothing. You're just happy, and it's perfect.

They say you have to love yourself before anyone else can love you. They say you’re supposed to take care of yourself before you worry about others. They say you shouldn’t worry about what other people think about you. They say you should worry about yourself. They say to treat others how they treat you, but they also say to treat others the way you want to be treated. I think that is what gets us messed up the most in life, we listen to what other people say, to what social media and our schools say, to what society says. That’s everyone’s problem. We have so many ideas of what life is supposed to be like, and how we’re supposed to act. No one is accepted for who they are because no one fits anyone’s definition of how people are supposed to be. Everyone is too fat, too skinny, too dumb, too smart, too tall, or too short. They wear too much makeup or not enough. They show too much skin and they're attention seeking or they show not enough and they're too modest and insecure. Th...

Today as I've been looking through my vsco and Instagram feed, I have seen a ton of posts about best friends. It made me think a lot about my best friend, my mom. My mom is the most amazing human I have ever met. She is so caring and loving and awesome. Never once have I not been able to go to my mom about something, she is always there for me. She knows how to comfort me and what to say to make me feel better. The past two years have been really rough for me, and my mom has been by my side every step of the way to make me as happy as I can be. She is the most selfless person, she would climb mountains for anyone, even a stranger. I have been so blessed to have her have such a huge role in my life. She has coached  me in every sport, mainly basketball, since I was little. This year was my first year of basketball that she didn't coach me, transitioning to high school ball was already hard enough without losing her as a coach. She taught me how to be the best player I could be,...

In case you haven't read this on my vsco or my mom's Facebook ;)  Many recent events happening in my own life, and in the lives of people around me have really had an impact on me. First and foremost, kindness matters . Today people are constantly worried about appearance and being better than someone else, that is honesty so pointless. Who cares what he did this weekend or what she's wearing or who she took to lunch or what tweet he liked or anything else. That is not what matters. Our society is very highly based on social media, and a lot of it is not good. We should be using these platforms to encourage one another and to spread love and kindness to everyone around us, whether they are your best friend or a stranger. I cannot stress kindness enough, it is so important. You never have any idea what is going on in another persons life, you have no clue how their day is going so be kind. This is cliché, but seriously smiling or saying "hi" to someone who'...

I love to write, it's something I do when I am happy, sad, angry, confused, etc. I want to be able to share my writing with more than just my notes app on my phone. Writing has helped me get through a lot of difficult things I've faced in life. Writing soothes me. It has helped me express what I am feeling, because I am no good at talking about what I am thinking. If you know me personally, you know that I am a very quiet person, I don't know if shy is the right word, but I am not outgoing, that's for sure! I want to be able to post my thoughts about anything on this blog to be able to share them in a way I feel comfortable. I write a lot about so many different things, and I feel like some of the stuff I write is worth sharing. So if you're going to read my blog posts, please do not judge or hate on them or me. I hope anyone who reads this enjoys it. Let's try something new! :)