USE YOUR AND

One of my favorite bloggers,

SprinkleOfGlitter

Posted something that has to do with an ad by Gillette Venus.

I will link her blog, her video and Venus' ad below.

It is called 

"Use Your And"

Basically what it is saying is,

That we were told we could be anything, 

But then people put a label on us.

You can only be one of two things.
You can't be pretty and smart.
Or a dancer and a mathematician.

We are "boxed in" by society.

We need to step outside the box.

We are more than just one thing.

We are not just pretty.  

We are also smart.

We are not only one thing.
We do not have to stick to other people's labels of us.

You can be whoever or whatever you want.  

You are more than what people say!

I cried when I watched the video.

It is absolutely beautiful!

And powerful!

It actually reminded me of a song from "Shrek: The Musical"
"Who I'd be"
They lyrics are as follows:

I guess I'd be a hero
With sword and armor clashing
Looking semi dashing
A shield within my grip

Or else I'd be a viking
And live a life of daring
While smelling like a herring
Upon a viking ship

I'd sail away, I'd see the world
I'd reach the farthest reaches
I'd feel the wind, I'd taste the salt and sea
And maybe storm, some beaches
That's who I'd be, that's who I'd be

Or I could be a poet
And write a different story
One that tells of glory
And wipes away the lies

And to the skies I'd throw it
The stars would do the telling
The moon would help with spelling
And night would dot the 'I's

I'd write my verse, recite a joke
With wit and perfect timing
I'd share my heart, confess the things I yearnAnd do it all while rhyming
But we all learn, but we all learn

An ogre always hides
An ogre's fate is known
An ogre always stays
In the dark and all alone

So yes, I'd be a hero
And if my wish were granted
Life would be enchanted
Or so the stories say

Of course I'd be a hero
And I would scale a tower
And save a hung-house flower
And carry her away

But standing guard there'd be a beast
I'd somehow overwhelm it
I'd get the girl, I'd take my breath
And I'd remove my helmet

We'd stand and stare, we'd speak of love
We'd feel the stars ascending
We'd share a kiss, I'd find my destiny

I'd have a hero's ending
A perfect happy ending
That's how it would be
A big bright beautiful world
But not for me

An ogre always hides
An ogre's fate is known
And ogre always stays
In the dark, you're all alone, all alone

So yes, I'd be a hero and if my wish were granted
(And I know he'll appear)
Life would be enchanted or so the stories say
('Cause there are rules and there are strictures)

Of course I'd be a hero and I would scale a tower
(I believe a storybooks I read)
And save a hot-house flower and carry her away
(By candlelight)

A perfect happy ending
That's how it should be

The bold and colored words and phrases are the things I'd like to point out.
The italicized are the words and phrases that make me doubt and fear.
The bolded are the things that inspire me.
Those are things I'd like to be.
Those are the things I am trying to become.
Don't live on the italics!
BE YOUR OWN SELF!
Don't let others tell you who to be.
Find your own Destiny.
Have your own perfect happy ending.
Be your own hero!
It is a big bright beautiful world,
And it's for you!!!

The tower he speaks of could be any obstacles in our way.
So could the beast.
And YOU CAN DEFEAT THEM!
AND FIND YOUR DESTINY!
The learning doesn't have to put you back a step
Or hide you from your Destiny.

Just like the song and the ad from Venus say.
Don't be boxed in by others!
Don't let others label you!
BE YOURSELF!

There are many other songs that can say those same things.
But I'm in love with "Who I'd Be" at the moment,
And that's why I focused on that one particular song.

Anyways:
After I saw the video on "Use Your And"

I knew immediately that I wanted to have a blog post on it, 

And most likely I will do a video on it on my YouTube.

I don't need anyone to tell me what I am and what I can do.

I am who I am AND that is me!

I am me AND that is all that matters!

No one can sort me into one category.

I AM ME

So..

Who am I?

I am a sister AND a daughter AND granddaughter.

I am a friend AND cousin AND niece.

I am a musician AND an actress AND an an artist.

I am a storyteller AND a choral geek/nerd AND a musical geek.

I am a pianist, AND a flutist, AND an oboist, AND a vocalist.

I am a Disnerd AND a Whovian AND a Sherlockian.

I am a potterhead AND many other kinds of nerds.

I am a Benedict Cumberbatch Super Fan!

I am a blogger AND reader.

I am a beauty nerd AND a food lover.

I am an animal lover.

I am a dog lover.

I am an optimist AND a student.

I am a writer and a YouTube lover.

I will be a Disney Cast Member.

I am beautiful AND Smart.

I am a Mormon.

I am human AND more!

AND I am unique.

I AM KESTRA!

WHO ARE YOU?

"TAKE A STAND AND USE YOUR AND"

#UseYourAnd

LOVE,

KM

Check out these websites for more:

Gillette Venus: #UseYourAnd - YouTube

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lyrics from:
Read more at http://www.songlyrics.com/shrek-the-musical/who-i-d-be-lyrics/#PSfWgLPzFgT8e7AM.99