My life is a string of embarrassing moments.

From the time I was little up until college, I always found myself in moments that I often found embarrassing. But as I began to think about it more I found myself thinking ‘what actually makes it embarrassing?' Is it being ashamed or embarrassed of ourselves or is it the fear of other people looking and laughing at us or thinking something negative of you in that split moment? Really thinking about this brought me to the conclusion that embarrassing moments are only as embarrassing as we make them.

Once you get passed thinking about all of your embarrassing moments, you realize that literally everyone on this planet has embarrassing moments, or moments that they think are embarrassing. Everyone you know has moments in their life that they hate thinking about because to them, they’re horrible to think about they’re that embarrassing. But think about it, how many times have you been at big group sleepovers and everyone starts sharing embarrassing stories and you’re all laughing until you cry because they’re that funny. And then after you can calm yourself down from laughing you’re like “dude that’s not even that embarrassing.” Think of how many people see you’re embarrassing moments and don’t even notice them.

After you get past all of the embarrassing moments, you start to realize that your embarrassing moments are a part of you, they make you who you are. Every single moment you’re a part of helps develop you into who you are. I think that once you get past the actual embarrassing parts, it’s a chance for you to grow. It’s a chance for you to grow as a person, develop your personality more and learn to laugh at yourself.

As for me, I’ve learned to embrace the embarrassing moments. Not only do they make for hilarious stories, they’re a part of you. When I look back on time the moments I remember the most of are the ones that were embarrassing. I remember those because how can you forget them honestly? They’re funny stories that make you who you are. I think that embarrassing moments are one of the hidden treasures in life because they can offer you so much; a funny story, a good laugh, and personal growth. So next time you find yourself in an embarrassing moment remember all it has to offer you.