Being a teenager is hard no matter which crowd you are in. If you are popular you are always having to have the right clothes, say the right things, have the perfect boyfriend and have a lot friends who hang on your every word.

If you are in the unpopular crowd you are always worried about if you will get made fun of today or if someone will be mean to you, etc.

As a teenager I think everyone deals with Insecurity and finding out who you are and what you will do with you life.

I would have told myself to live life to the fullest! Be bold in who you are and not be so worried if you have the right clothes on. All that doesn’t matter in life, what matters is who you are in Christ. What can you do to make a difference right where you are.

I would have focused more on studying and less on what others thought of me. Less on what guys thought and more of what God thought. I would say to myself to go after your dreams and don’t hold back.

I wouldn’t have allowed words to predict whether I would have went after my dreams. Those words of you can’t do that! I would have turned those words around and said I will! I would have listened more to advice from those who had wisdom in life.

I would say to my teenage self not to live life with regrets. To focus on what’s important and to never take for granted the moments in life you get. To make the most of every opportunity you have in life.

Starla, 32, USA