I don't have any tattoos, but I want some.

There is one in particular that has been on my mind for the past 3 years now: an ellipsis. You know, like the '...' that appears at the end of a sentence when the author wants to create an allusion that there is more to the story.

I want those 3 little dots tattooed on my pinky finger to be a constant reminder and sort of a promise to myself that my story is far from over. I want to be able to simply look down at the tattoo and remember that the present moment is not all there is; that the struggles I am facing now will soon fade and that there is so much more out there for me to look forward to. I am the author of my life so this tattoo will act as the allusion to my "something more."

The reason I tell you this is because I'm hoping my motivational thought process will help to inspire others in staying positive when life throws them its ever-so-popular curveballs. Between student loans, monthly bills, family issues, the (dreaded) dating scene, and all the added societal pressures that the millennial job description entails these days, you are bound to feel a constant whirlwind of emotions.

Now I'm not here to pat you on the back and say "there, there it's gonna be okay" because I'm sure you've been told this thousands of times before. With there being over 7 billion people on the planet, you already know that you're not alone in feeling the way you do at any given time.

No, I'm here to tell you that these obstacles you're facing are only temporary. You have to keep in mind that life is a roller coaster and you are in the part of life, currently, with the most loop-dee-loops and corkscrews. So you may be going through the most vom-inducing twists of your life right now, but you will get through it. Nothing is forever and you are so much stronger than you know.

I had a hard time coming to terms with this concept myself, to be honest. 2016 was the worst year of my life so far. So many changes had happened for, what I thought was the worse, but I was so wrong. Now, two years later, I can happily say that I was able to pull myself out of those conditions and I am now in a much better place. It wasn't easy by any means, but I did it and I feel so much stronger from everything I learned along the way.

You will weather many storms in your life that are meant to test you. You will learn the true devastation of heartbreak (probably more than once,) you will feel utterly lost in who you are as a person, and you will lose many friends along the way, but all of these are nothing compared to what life has in store for you.

At the risk of using any more cliché metaphors having to do with climbing mountains or making lemonade or whatever, I will leave you with this final thought: You are a freaking ninja. Life's woes ain't got nothing on you so keep on keeping on!