Most have gone back to school already or are just about to go back, I started thinking that maybe we all need some encouragement to start the year. I know I always need some encouragement and I know that the start of school is always tough for everyone. I just want to give you all some encouragement from my heart. These are just some things I feel that everyone needs to hear.

1. Keep fighting

It's hard to want to do something in a class like physics or world literature when it might not be something you enjoy doing, but fight til the end because it will be worth it.

2. You are enough

Now that school is starting back up, the grade you make seems to hold all of your value. However, just because you get horrible grade on a paper doesn't mean you have lesser value.

3. Your value doesn't decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth

Not even that, but sometimes be refuse to see all that you are. Just because a teacher, administrator or student doesn't see your worth doesn't me that you don't have value.

4. It's okay to not be okay

Most of us feel the need to hide what we feel, but the thing is, it's totally okay to not be okay. We all have bad days, but we don't need to be ashamed of those bad days.

5. Remember, it's only a bad day, not a bad life.

You can even have a series of bad days, but a few bad days doesn't equal a bad life...ever.

6. Comparison will steal your joy

It's so easy to look at everyone around you and think about how much smarter, more talented or better looking. But just try to be content with where you are in your current situation.

7. Just be yourself

It's pretty cliche but it's true. It's also easier said than done. In a world that wants you to conform to a certain look, it's hard to be who you were meant to be. At the end of the day, being yourself will make you so much happier.

8. Don't lose hope

Maybe not now, but when you start to feel the school year doldrums, don't lose hope in yourself. You will push through, and you will finish.

9. Cherish the moments

Regardless if you're in high school or in college, your time in school comes to a close. The biggest mistake I made in high school was wishing it away. It's easy to wish your current situation away, but you'll end up regretting it.

10. Avoid judging

More often times than not, when you judge someone for doing something, you've done the same thing that person does. Whenever I avoid judging someone, I find myself enjoying life a little more.

11. This too shall pass.

No matter what you're going through, no matter how tough of a time you're going through, it will end. Nothing can last forever, good or bad.