I promise, it’s going to get better.

Whatever it is that you’re going through, you’ll get through.

Sure things might not ever be the same, but you know what? That’s okay.

It might not seem like it right now —

and you’re probably shaking your head at the screen, rolling your eyes at this inexperienced 24-year-old on the other side of the computer —

but you’re going to be okay.

I promise.

Change —

for whatever reason —

has this negative connotation attached to it. Is change scary? Of course. Is it out-of-your-comfort-zone-different? Absolutely. Is it bad, though? Well, that's up to interpretation.

Often times, change opens up new avenues, it spices up life and it keeps you on your toes. You don’t want things to get boring, do you?

Maybe things are looking down at your job, or you’re having trouble finding a job.

Maybe your relationships are a little bit rocky, or you’re struggling to define what those relationships actually mean to you.

Maybe you’re having a really hard time in your classes, or you’re financially unstable.

Maybe it seems as if the world has turned its back on you.

Good news —

it hasn't. And the second you realize it (the world) doesn’t owe you anything, is the second you start embracing the challenges and differences as positives instead of negatives.

Believe it or not, the universe isn’t out to get you.

There are going to be times —

dark and deep times —

where everything is going to be off-kilter. It's going to feel like you're stuck in a dark, emotional hole and no matter what you do, you won’t be able to find your groove to get out. Sometimes you won’t be able to put your finger on what’s missing or what it will take to make you happy again. Sometimes it’s impossible to even figure out how you got there.

The hardest part about getting through these patches of life, is understanding that you have to do it for yourself.

You have to be strong, even when you don’t want to be —

even when it physically hurts to be strong, and all you want to do is lay in your bed and binge watch Netflix.

You have to make tough decisions, even if you’ve convinced yourself you’ll be better off avoiding them.

You have to be able to rely on yourself, because as much as you want to rely on other people, you’re the only one that can make the standing decision for you.

Some call it selfish, others call it self love. But there’s gotta be a balance between catering to others and making sure that you’re okay, too.

That your mind is right, that your conscious is clear and that you’re heading in the direction your gut is telling you to go.

It isn’t going to be easy, but if it was easy, you wouldn’t have any good stories to tell in the end.

It’s going to get better, you're going to be okay… I promise.