Whether you are moving figuratively or literally, this article can apply to you.

I've changed so much over the past year, and now that I'm literally moving, I feel like I'll be able to grow into my truest self. I won't let anyone push me around or tell me who I am or am not. I will be who I am.

Moving on doesn't necessarily mean you are leaving things behind, you can pack them up and take them with you. No matter where you go, you can not run away from memories whether it is the way he use to run his hand through your hair or how you'd always laugh so hard with your friends your stomach would twist into knots. You don't have to forget, but you can grow. Grow above and beyond the things you need to leave behind, and take the wonderful memories and cherish them. You can always come back and visit, but you can not expect things to be the same. Do NOT expect things to be the same. They won't be because while you are growing and moving on so is everyone else in the world.

People will not wait for you or hold onto you keeping you grounded attempting to keep any sort of relationships or friendships alive. You must take action and initiative. You must keep the relationships worth having alive by pouring your heart and soul into them. Your heart and soul may get spat back in your face leaving you in tears, but the relationships that are worth keeping are kept. Your efforts will be rewarded and you'll be granted with people you can share your happiness. You will be happy when you move on. You'll forgive, forget, and learn all that you need to. You'll grow, and I promise you it will all be for the better.

Some things may hurt now, but they fade in time. I know it hurts, but when you repeat the words, "All things happen for a reason," you slowly start to believe it. That guy who broke your heart, it happened for a reason. That friend who wasn't there for you, it happened for a reason. Your parents telling you you're moving and your friends trying to tell you to move on, it all happens for a reason. Change is good; it makes you more adaptable. The way you move on is good and you should except and prosper from change. You may squirm and cry your eyes dry for a while, but then you put aside your scared being and put on your big girl mask and enter the real world with grace and dignity.

Move on, not because it is easy, but because it's good for you. And you deserve to do something that is good for you and only you every once in a while. Who else to better look after yourself than yourself.