{"id":282,"date":"2012-04-18T12:35:25","date_gmt":"2012-04-18T19:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=282"},"modified":"2012-04-18T12:35:25","modified_gmt":"2012-04-18T19:35:25","slug":"popularity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/carolineadejong.com\/?p=282","title":{"rendered":"Popularity"},"content":{"rendered":"I got to thinking about popularity. There are those days when we all wish we were \u201ccool.\u201d Those days in high school or college, when the hottest parties are going on and we want an invitation. But what does it mean to be popular? Does is mean selling out? Do we have to change who we are, just to fit in? Popularity is overrated. Always has been; always will be. So why do we seek popularity? I\u2019ve come to learn that popularity is merely about acceptance. We want anyone to think we\u2019re worthy of their group. But you know what? Of course we\u2019re worthy. We don\u2019t need the approval of anyone else to fit in. Make your own group. You don\u2019t want to be friends with people who only accept you after you do something \u201ccool.\u201d Know that popularity comes and goes. But being true to oneself doesn\u2019t ever fade. And that\u2019s what\u2019s ultimately important.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"