Magic Mirror

Have The Confidence To Look Up From The Pages In A Book 🇪🇸

Hi! I'm Jani and I am from Spain 🇪🇸 and THIS IS MY STORY.

I've always been the typical introverted girl who was afraid to speak her mind because it was not what others thought, who had good grades, a good relationship with her family and so on. I had friends, but I found it difficult to really rely on someone and show them who I really am. I didn't want to leave my comfort zone and refused to try new thing. I always had as a goal to live a life that was easy, secure, without taking risks and simple, having as an example a family that had had some struggles in their life.

My mom always encouraged me to try new things and to do what I liked. It was a work in progress that needed something to happen. She also tried to get me into the world, outside of my room and books I hid behind. During quarantine, my mom proposed to me that I changed schools. I was afraid and totally against it. It was then that I discovered BTS.

I stayed up late listening to their songs, reading the lyrics and finding meaning in them. I might not have interpreted what it was supposed to mean, but I recognized my worries and problems of self esteem in them and helped me understand them better.

They helped me through all those changes and helped me built my confidence. After changing schools I had a really bad time because of exam pressure and injuries I had practicing gymnastics. I was also having some health problems and all of this prevented me from further doing gymnastics, and I won't be able to anymore.

Now, while all is coming back together after a long year, I look back and think: "I wouldn't have been able to get through all that without them setting an amazing example, without motivating me, distracting me when it was too tough, without introducing me to new passions that have numbed the pain of no longer practicing the sport that was my comfort and my safe place."

I am now more confident, looking into the future more sure of myself, with new goals and passions, ready to take risks and follow where my life takes me. I have always felt like I needed to do something important with my life, but never thought myself capable of doing it.

Now I know that with trying as hard as I can to follow my dreams and with supporting the people around me I will be satisfied and happy with the life I live.

And I know now that if more difficult times are to come, I can simply look up to the night sky, listening to music, with the comfort that there are 7 people together with a whole family they have made that support me and that sometimes feel like I do.

Thank you.