How Did Jamie Raines Impact My Life

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken” a very true and meaningful quote said by 19th century playwright Oscar Wilde. Over the years, many people come and go in your life. Some leave a positive impact, others leave a negative impact, but, if they are someone important, they will always leave a lasting impression on who you are as a person. Since Jamie Raines has helped me learn that it’s okay to be different, that I should accept myself for who I am, and has taught me that who I am is who I am and that I should be proud of that, Jamie Raines has made a huge impact on my life. To begin, Jamie Raines, an internet star, has helped me to learn that it is just fine to be different. In his videos Raines talks about his struggles and the realities of being part of the LGBT community. From this I have gained so much, I have been able to see that being different isn’t all that bad, in fact it is almost always amazing. He has also shown me that even if people don’t like you for being different that’s okay. In my life this has made such a big difference, Raines has taken me from struggling with the idea that, maybe I am a little different than a lot of people to, of course I’m different I’m me and there is no other way that I would have it.
Before I found his videos I was attempting to cope with the idea that I may be homosexual. After finding his videos and finding out more about who he was and what he has gone through in his life I was able to accept who I am much, much more than I was able to before finding him. With him I have also been able to learn to love myself. In Raines’ videos he teaches that while it may be hard to love yourself, there is always a way to do it. Raines has taught me so much about loving myself for who I am, and never giving up who I am to be what society wants me to be and that has made one of the biggest impacts in my