I Am Powerful | Tessa Netting

So! I was planning on making another video

this week but I've been through a lot

these past couple days and

I wanted to say something.

So this past week I was asking you guys

for some #Lumos tweets. And, for those of

you that don't know, on my twitter

@tessanetting I do this thing where if

you're feeling sad or scared or anxious or

depressed or just having a bad day to

tweet me and ask for some lumos. You can

tweet me directly or, if it's a more

private thing, then ask for a DM.

Lumos is a Harry Potter spell that

produces light. The internet, although

very awesome, can get very overwhelming

and hurtful sometimes. There is so much

hate in the world and, honestly, I just

don't want to be a part of it. I want to

use any influence that I have to spread

light and love. So please, feel free to

tweet me whenever you need some light in

your life, using #Lumos. I promise you're

not bothering me, ok? I want to help you.

Anyway, I needed some lumos this week so I

reached out to you guys. And thank you so,

so much for all of your tweets and kind

words. It really helped put a band-aid on

the part of me that was hurting. But, do

you want to know the secret for making bad

feelings go away completely?

It's one thing to hear words that are

being said to you or about you.

It's another thing to believe them.

Don't believe those words!

Don't let words that you know aren't true

fester in your brain and take over your thoughts.

You and only you know the truth about you.

Whenever this happens to me, I like to

think about all the positive things that

I love about myself that I know are true.

I know that I'm hard working,

and I love that.

I know that I'm a good person,

and I love that.

I know that I have awesome hair,

and I love that.

I want you guys, right now, to leave a

comment on this video and tell me

something that you love about yourself.

Do it! I dare you.

Instead of constantly comparing and

critizing yourself, try to be nice to

yourself. Try to love yourself.

Because when you are confident in the

person that you are and truly love that

person, you are unstoppable.

Nothing can touch you.

Now I know that this is not easy.

Learning to love yourself, your whole

self, flaws and all, is probably one of

the hardest things that you can do.

Personally, I'm still working on it.

But at least I'm trying. I am fighting.

I am strong. I am powerful.

Say it with me. I am powerful.

It's true, you are. I promise.

Whatever you're going through, you can get

through this. You can do this! You can

keep going. I believe in you,

and I love you.