Imagine someone coming up to you and handing you a strange book. You examine the cover and find out, it’s the story of your life from beginning to end. Now, do you read it? Do you skim through a few pages? Maybe skip right to the end? If you are anything like me, you would skip right to the center and read to the end.. You wanna know why? Because I am afraid of the unknown. Who isn’t? We spend our whole lives just waiting for the next breath we take.. so why not just look ahead a few chapters? WHY IS THAT? Why are we so afraid of what is to come?
I know you guys have all heard the cliché “if you are worried about the future, you will miss what is happening now” or something like that. Well my friends, sorry to break it to ya, but that is exactly what we are doing! We are so focused and concerned about what will happen next, we tend to miss what it HAPPENING NOW. so..
1. Laugh a little.. Don’t spend so many hours studying (sorry mom), and go hangout with friends.
2. Stop pouting about that boy or girl who doesn’t like you, because sweetie.. you aren’t meeting anyone else while you sit in bed eating ice cream watching sappy movies.
3. Every once in awhile, put some makeup on and a nice outfit, and go out and celebrate the amazing things you’ve done so far in your life.. and don’t even try saying there is nothing to celebrate. You woke up this morning, right?
4. Let go of the past.. It isn’t you anymore.
5. Look in the mirror every once in awhile and smile. You are beautiful just the way you are. There is only 1 you and that’s something to be proud of.
6. Don’t be embarrassed to stay in on weekends and not leave your bed for hours. Binge watching Netflix is probably the best thing to do after a long week.
7. Laugh until you shed actual tears.. It’s a great feeling
8. Grow a pair and meet new people.. You will never look back and remember the nights you stood in the corner awkwardly because you were afraid to make a fool of yourself.. Do it, I dare you!
Last but not least..
9. Take a breath and realize you are here for a reason. Not everything has to be spelled out for you right away. You will struggle sometimes. You will wonder whether or not you are doing the right thing… trust me, you are. You are you and no one else can say that.
