Jessica's Corner

I LOVE getting messages like this one!….

2011-05-02T16:05:00.000-07:00

“I would like to THANK YOU for what Jessica Kenney did for my daughter, We were at a tractor pull back in March. It was a muddy mess there from where it had rained all day. Well we got to hear Jessica sing there. My little girl fell in love with Jessica. After she was done singing my daughter wanted to buy a shirt, Well we were just about ready to walk to talk to someone when Jessica came off the stage they made for her there and came over to my 7 year old daughter Andrea. Jessica looked at me and said “ma’am you have the cutest little girl i have ever seen, I would like to give her my hat if it is ok with you.” All my little girl could do is smile, I told her it was ok,,, I have some picture of my little girl with Jessica and the hat. How would i get these pictures back to Jessica? She made a little girls day!!! THANK YOU JESSICA,,, FOR EVERYTHING,,,,”

PATTY SMITH

Peer Pressure.

2010-03-07T16:04:00.000-08:00

If you have ever been pressured to do something you’re not comftorable doing, or know it’s wrong TO DO… remember WHO YOU ARE and what you believe in! I know it’s easier said than done but you can do it. I know you can! You’re brave, fearless, strong, smart, and YOU BELIEVE! Just keep that in your head when somebody is giving you peer pressure to do something you’re not comftorable doing. I believe in you!! And I know you can say no and stick up for your beliefs!!

To make this easier to do, look deep into your eyes in a mirror and say… “I BELIEVE IN ME!” and when you say put ALL of your HEART and SOUL into it!! You CAN do it!

-Jessica Kenney.

Your Real Friends.

2010-03-05T16:03:00.000-08:00

Right now there is a picture being sent around my whole school of me that somebody edited to make it look like I was smoking. When I received this picture… I admit, I cried the hardest I’ve cried in a while. Well, at least 2 months (: It took me a good hour to calm down. What calmed me down were the loved ones that surrounded me. It was time for me to see the positive of what I have instead of the negative. These are the times where you find out who your true friends are. Another thing I thought of was that… Why do I care? I know the truth, God knows the truth, and that’s really all that matters. And I also started thinking of how it could’ve been worse. There is sooo many other things that could’ve gone wrong tonight but didn’t. A silly picture shouldn’t ruin my Friday night and weekend. I know who I am as a person, and I believe in me.

If you have ever, or is going through something like this… go to your bathroom… close the door.. look in the mirror and loook DEEPLY into your eyes and into your soul and say… “I BELIEVE IN ME”.

–Jessica Kenney.

Cryinggg

2010-01-20T16:03:00.000-08:00

Sometimes we all have those days where we just want to cry. Some of us are affraid to cry because we think it might represent weakness, failure, and as what alot of people might say…. being a baby. No, we’re human and crying is natural. And every once in a while everyone needs a good cry! It’s refreshing, relaxing, and it helps you think straight. When you go to the bathroom you realease waste… When you cry you’re releasing pain, stress, hurt, and anger. So when you feel like crying don’t be scared!! Go for it!!

And remember… when you’re finished.. look at yourself deep into your eyes and say, “I Believe In Me!”

–Jessica Kenney.

Last Night.

2010-01-09T16:02:00.000-08:00

Today I learned that I worry too much about things instead of just letting life happen! Last night I got all worked up over something that was nothing. Thats me though… I try to please everyone and make everything perfect. When you force things to happen it just turns into a disaster. Just let life take its path and just relax and enjoy the ride (:

Remember to wake up everyday, go to the mirror and look deeep into your eyes and say.. “I BELIEVE IN ME!”

-Jessica Kenney.

The Bus

2010-01-06T16:01:00.000-08:00

Today on the bus there was a kid who was getting picked on by another kid. The boy getting picked on stuck up for himself and the other boy stopped talking the rest of the ride. I was very shocked to see this boy stick up for himself like that, and I was so proud of him because he usually isn’t the one to speak up when something is bothering him. Of course it made him cry afterwards because he was still hurt by the other guy’s words…. but, I made sure to tell him how brave and how much I admire him for what he did because not a lot of kids would do that. WAY TO GO! He is on his way to knowing he is his OWN PERSON and nothing can change that!!

If you’re a little nervous to stand up to someone, HEY! it’s okay!!! We all go through it! A way to help you get over that fear is to look at yourself deep in the eyes and say… “I BELIEVE IN ME!”

–Jessica Kenney

I wonder.

2009-11-25T16:00:00.000-08:00

I was at the movies the other night with my boyfriend and my “friend” who invited one of her other friends that I didn’t know. She and her friend were flirting with him, and totally excluded me in every single conversation. So, I’ve been thinking on how I would give advice to you guys if you’re ever in this situation. Well, try to join the conversation maybe once or twice. But after that just sit back and stay quiet. To the boy you’re with; you would look confident, and REAL… NOT put on.

When my friend did this to me, I was hurt, and confused on the reason to why she would do that. She has done this once before but I thought she was sorry and meant it.

Now, should I stay friends with her? –Why should I?? Why would I still hang out with someone if she puts me down, and tries to make me feel self-conscious?? –If a friend ever does this to you more than once or twice, maybe try talking to him/her or simply just start to keep your distance. Remember, if you truly believe in you, you won’t let ANYONE do this to you. I definitely won’t let this “friend” put me down again.

Don’t forget to look at yourself in the mirror everyday, and say… "I BELIEVE IN ME!”

P.S.– HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I still go through it.

2009-11-19T15:59:00.000-08:00

For the past couple of weeks in art class we have been sawing copper to make bracelets. With the table saw I accidently cut myself and it hurt really bad!!! I jumped and yelled “OUCH!” Well, I went to the sink to go wash the cut off, and when I turned around to go back to my seat, I saw and heard my table members talking about me. My first thought was, “I don’t understand? What did I do wrong? What could I of done different to not make them laugh at me?” –There was NOTHING I could’ve done different because that is who I am. I may react a little bit too much to things, but… that’s just my personality and I was thinking of ways to change myself just because of people. No! That cannot happen! I will not let other people determine who I am as a person.

So, when I got home… I looked deep into my eyes in the mirror and said, “I Believe In Me!”

Hmmm… funny!

2009-11-19T15:56:00.000-08:00

A couple weeks ago a boy in my class comes up to me and says… “Jessica, you think you’re so amazing but you’re really not!” Now, what does that say about that boy? To me… it says that he doesn’t think of himself as amazing. Why wouldn’t he think he was amazing??? There is NOTHING wrong with believing you are worth something in this world. My response to him was this… “I am amazing. Why would I tell you I wasn’t just to be modest? Because, all I’m doing then would be putting myself down. I AM amazing, and you are too.” Heres another thing that happened right after that whole thing went on…. My English teacher, who is also the person who takes charge of our school newspaper, over heard the conversation. He then asked me why I felt so strongly about me believing that I’m amazing. I told him about my IBIM Team, and he then wrote a story and put in on our school website, and in the newspaper. It’s IRONIC how he tried to make me feel bad about myself, and how I just kept a possitive additude lead to something really great for me! I know you all go through stuff like this as well…. but, stick up for yourself, stay possitive, and remember to look at yourself in the mirror everyday and say… “I Believe In Me!”

-Jessica Kenney.

Brave!

2009-11-13T15:58:00.000-08:00

Last year in Language Arts class we had to write and present an essay on a topic that we feel strongly about. There was this boy in my class that always got picked on but was too shy to stick up for himself and tell the kids to leave him alone. But, finally he put his foot down and looked straight into everybodies eyes and told them that he was tired of getting picked on and enough was enough. I admire is courage, braveness, and strength to get up infront of the class and stand his ground. That shows me he knows who he is as a person, and that he won’t let others determine who he is as one individual. Do you have that strength? If not, a way to help is to look at yourself in the mirror everyday and say, “I Believe In Me!”

–Jessica Kenney

“What other people think of me, is none of my business”

2009-09-17T15:43:00.000-07:00

Are you just like me and wonder what people are thinking about you all the time? If so, whenever you start wondering about that… think this quote over and over again.. and hopefully it will help! Why should we be caring about what others think of us? You are a unique, beautiful, smart, talented, great person. You can’t depend on people to tell you all those things… You have to believe it yourself…. In order to do that just keep saying: I AM BEAUTIFUL, I AM ENOUGH, I AM TALENTED, I AM SMART, I AM UNIQUE… or.. how about just… I AM.