I am young. I am full of potential. I am having the time of my life. I am single.

Throughout high school I was single for the most part but I was also shy. I didn't talk to a lot of people; I never went out and I had just my two really close friends. Not that there's anything wrong with that but I took my single life for granted. As soon as I started to break out of my shell, I jumped into a relationship because it was an option for once in my life. I wasn't a girl guys were interested in so I jumped at a spark of interest.

I'm not saying that my last relationship was a bad decision because I don't regret it at all. I got to be close to someone, got to love someone. I also got to learn a little more about myself.

Unfortunately, after a year and some months, that relationship has come to an end. Of course it hurt. Of course I'm upset. I could dwell on it and cry every night about how I'll never be loved again OR I can realize my potential and the life I have in front of me and take advantage of it.

The past few weeks I have taken that mentality full force and I think everyone should. I get that breakups are hard and it's an adjustment to go from spending a majority of your time thinking about and caring for another person but we are capable of that adjustment.

You just went through a breakup? Don't sit at home and dwell on it. Go out with some friends, try something new, meet new friends, go on an adventure. Do SOMETHING. You were perfectly fine before that person, there's no reason you can't try to get back to that.

Being single isn't the end of the world, especially when we are this young! We have school, a career, friendships and family to look forward to. We don't have to rush to find our "soulmate" and settle down with kids. Don't think that just because it works for someone else that it'll work out just as well for you.

Granted there are people our age who very well may have found the "one" and props to them. I am honestly jealous of anyone that knows themselves and what they want in life well enough to be able to let another major factor take part. I look up to those people truthfully. I'm just not going to mope about the fact that I didn't find who I'm going to marry at 18.

I'm going to live my life every day to the fullest and let my true self shine. I'm going to go to parties, hang out with my girls and just do whatever I want that night. This doesn't mean I'm over it, it just means I'm over crying about it.

I am young. I am resilient. I am going to have the time of my life. I. am. single.