Research and Planning Blog

First, I automatically thought about my favorite artist which is Taylor Swift. I had to think about which song fit me the best, I had to start looking at lyrics and song meanings. I was going to choose The Archer but, in the end, I decided Mirrorball was the best song to choose. Mirrorball is basically about being a version of yourself that makes others happy more than yourself. For me this can match many aspects of my life. Ever since I was younger my main goal was to make others happy and to make everyone else comfortable even if I was not. I often put my academics before my health and last year I decided to stop, and my grades dropped. I went from being an all-A student to getting Cs, Ds, and even an F. My schoolwork did not allow me to have the privilege of putting my mental health first, so I had to switch them back around this year. I am being the version of myself that will make my academic life thrive, which will make everyone else happy. But in order to truly achieve happiness I have to find a balance, which Taylor often spoke about in the album that Mirrorball is in. In Mirrorball Taylor speaks about adjusting her personality to match others so they like her. I also do this so I can make others feel safe with me. I started looking at photos of my younger self smiling in moments where I was feeling appreciated. There is a photo of me smiling with my honor roll paper that I will use. I often got honor roll, so it never really affected me, but my family was always proud of me and that is what made me happy. Mirrorball is also about trying to be happy with your true self and your true life. This made me think about my friendships. I appreciate all my friends and they all know it because I express my appreciation so much. So, I am also going to choose a photo of me and my friends in a moment when we were all happy and full of love.