Life is a collection of obstacles that challenge the emotional and physical components of our vitality. It pleads for us to conquer it, but releases unapologetic forces upon us, almost contradicting itself. There is constant unrelenting forces that give the illusion of a barrier for people to breach and resolve to the realization of our fate. Our entire life is a series of monotonous obstructions; to yield us in our quest to seek the "silver lining" we all aspire to consummate. The future is a mysterious specimen. It embodies the people we will be reformed to; yet we can't configure it because of the continual alterations being painted in the present.

Every day brings something new. Something for us to fight against or something for us to embrace and with each of these brings the shaping of who we are meant to be. We are only given one life to live, so it's important to love yourself first. You are your biggest critic as well as your biggest supporter. No one else's opinion matters but your own, and no one can tell you what is best for you because only you know what is best for yourself. No one can decide for you what you need to make yourself happy and relying on other people to make you happy isn't going to fulfill your happiness.

Sit down and read your favorite book. Take a bubble bath. Go out and splurge on that new sports t-shirt you've been eyeing or the 45$ foundation from Sephora that you've been going back and forth on. Tom and Donna from Parks and Rec said it best when they stated "Treat yo self!" It's important to make sure that you can make yourself happy and be happy with the way you are. You have everything going for you. You're a beautiful human being with capabilities unbeknownst to you. You can light up a room just by walking in. You can make other people happy just by the way you smile and the kindness you bestow on people, even if they don't deserve it. You have so many amazing qualities that you will realize.

It takes some people a little longer than others, I understand. It's taken me almost 21 years to be able to realize that I can bring myself joy and don't have to rely on others for that, although having my great friends reciprocate that joy is a plus. You can do anything you set your mind to. It is so important to love yourself no matter what. No one can determine your self-worth, only you have that ability, so I implore you to seize your imperfections and wear them proudly because they are what make you who you are.