If you know me, or at least peeked at my Twitter and Instagram bios, you know I love Tupac. I can listen to his voice, watch his movies, and search for his gifs all day long. Below are just a few pieces of advice the music icon left behind that I try to incorporate in my everyday life.

10. "Even though you're fed up, you gotta keep your head up."

9. "Everybody's at war with different things..."

8. "...don't ever change, keep your essence."

7. "We don't need no more rappers. We don't need no more basketball players. We don't need no more football players. We need more thinkers."

6. "You gotta be able to smile through the bullshit."

5. "If you can't find something to live for, you best find something to die for."

4. "You can spend minutes, hours, days, weeks, or even months over-analyzing a situation; trying to put the pieces together, justifying what could've worked, would've happened...or you can leave the pieces on the floor and move the fuck on."

3. "I would rather be stricken blind than to live without expression of mind."

2. "Keep your mind on your riches."

Sometimes, we need a gentle reminder that all the work we’re putting in is for a reason, that we need to keep our minds focused and away from any distractions.

1. "I want to grow. I want to be better. You grow. We all grow. We're made to grow. You either evolve or you disappear."

Life is a journey of growth. All of us are growing, some physically, some mentally, and others both. We never stop growing. To not want to grow is to not want to live.

Side note: This was my senior quote for my yearbook.

I wish whoever is reading this to be as happy as Tupac is in this wonderful gif.