Influential Person in Your Life: Ariana Grande's Power of Resilience

Resilience. What is resilience? Resilience is having the emotional strength, mental fortitude and resourcefulness to press on in the face of challenges. One person that has exhibited much resilience to me is Ariana Grande. So in the essay about influential person in your life I will write about the ifluence that I got from her.  Now don’t get me wrong, I am not an “Arianator” or even a fan of her. I simply like her music, and she is one of the celebrities, like us, who went through many challenges.

First things first, Ariana is strong and does not let media attention get to her. Why do I say so? Everything began with the Manchester terrorist attack in 2017, which caused the eyes of the world to be suddenly on her. i thought it was absolutely admirable on how she empathized with and supported the victims, and the way she decided to take some time off to recover, to heal, and to regain her strength despite the traumatic experience.

Then, came her break-up with her then on-and-off boyfriend, Mac Miller. Once again, her personal life was the talk of the world. and after the rapper's DWI incident, comments on social media gave the impression that ariana was to blame for Miller’s behavior, with numerous publications stating that her calling it off with him and getting engaged with Pete Davidson was triggering Miller’s behavior. Later on, Miller’s death and also the calling-off of her engagement were merely tabloid gold. After Miller’s death, she then decided she needed some time to shut channels of communication between her and her fans for a moment to regain herself time to recover, from not only her ex boyfriend’s death but also her separation from her fiance.

Yes, she did have some time alone to herself to heal. She’s human and sometimes you just need to mourn in privacy. However, after she was done being upset, she decided to get back up on her feet and record new albums even though all the past events have clearly left an emotional impact on her.

Ariana has being open regarding the pain that fame will bring typically. By being honest and sincere with her fans, she has gained their respect and admiration. As she asks for respect and demands to have some space for herself, she presents herself vulnerable and human. For example, she has mentioned that therapy saved her life. By doing this, she encourages those around her and also the individuals she inspires to do the same if they were to face any problems and suffering by themselves should not be the case.

To end up, her single, “Thank U, Next,” has become the hit of this generation. Despite all the heartache, pain, and disappointments, she rises yet again with poise and strength, whereas addressing her ex-boyfriends in the song. The song is pretty empowering, as it conveys the message to all the girl’s out there that “girl, yes, this guy you dated hurt you, however please notice that they taught you one thing. They gave you something: they gave you the opportunity to comprehend how much you’re worth and how necessary it is to commit with the most influential person in your life: yourself.'