Throughout our lives, we meet tons of people. Some people contribute to our life and our success, but others can deteriorate our lives and dreams without us even knowing. It's hard to be blindsided by "friends" and family who you think support you and are just looking at your best interests. However, life doesn't always work the wayne want it to and not everyone you meet will continuously support you.

I have very wild and crazy dreams. As cliche as that sounds, I have tried to turn most from dreams into reality. Although many of my dreams haven't come true, I am in the process of working hard to make them come true! It's great to have my parents and siblings behind me to support me, but it's hard to know that not everyone in my life is going to keep supporting me. However, going off to college with nobody from my high school has taught me the difference between people who really support my goals and dreams and people who just say they did.

Not only have I met some of my best friends at my university, but I have also learned about who my real friends are from back home. College made me realize that keeping the poisonous people in my life is not worth the problems it causes me. Toxic friendships are never healthy and whether I knew it at the time or not, I have had quite the experience with them.

Being near people who don't support you or the people you love can really deteriorate your relationships and passions. I love knowing that I am in control of my life and can decide who I let in.

I am completely surrounded by people who support not only what I want in my future, but also the people I want in my life. It's okay to say goodbye to the people in your life who are hurting you. Sometimes saying goodbye is the only thing you can do to keep moving forward on what you want to do with your life.