Jamyn Lott

April 2018 has been the most insane month of my life. I have gone through drastic health changes, friend changes, and life changes. This month has been one of the worst and one of the best months of my life. I don't understand how something so bad can be so good and vise versa. My life has completely changed this month. I went from loving someone unconditionally to being completely heart broken and torn in half. I went from knowing exactly what my future family looked like to having no idea. I went from being in my own little world -  off the radar - to being talk of Idaho Falls, not just the high school, the whole town. Most importantly I have learned so much. People have created and spread rumors about me everywhere I look. People who don't even know me are saying and believing things about me that I would never do. I have lost some of my closest friends this month, but I have also seen their true colors. I have learned who is actually there for me and who is not. I h...

Today is #dayofthegirl, and a few thoughts have occurred to me while thinking about this day devoted completely to girls.  Girls are important and powerful No matter what anyone says, girls do have the power to change the world, and they are using it. Look at all the girls around you, and think about all of the amazing things they do. When I look in a small circle of girls I know, I see compassion, brilliance, and strength. I see future doctors, lawyers, teachers, moms, and so much more, but most importantly I see amazing girls that can do whatever they set their mind to. I am not into feminism at all, this means that I am not against it or for it, but I do believe that girls should be able to do anything that they want to do. In order for all girls to accomplish their goals, it does not take politics, it takes girls supporting girls, boys supporting girls, moms, dads, aunts, and uncles all supporting girls. Support is the number one thing that contributes to girls achieving t...

Get out, and do something good. Help the people around you. Stop worrying about what people think of you, and start doing selfless things. Too many people are so selfish and greedy. The world needs good, genuine people. Stop complaining about how bad society is messed up, and go change it. Change starts with one person. Be selfless and do good things. The world needs it. 

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'...