Letting go can be one of the hardest things to do. And for so long I was scared of even the idea. But when I was young, my granny always sang the words "Que Sera Sera" to me. Whatever will be, will be. It may not be easy to see at the time, but sometimes it is okay to let go. And sometimes it is the healthiest thing for you! Sure the memories you hold from the past are great. You had a lot of good laughs and countless fun times, whether it was with an old friend, an ex boyfriend, or maybe just in a certain familiar place. But when things start to turn sour or toxic, and it looks like it's time to move on, don't beat yourself up over it! Change can be a good thing, especially as you grow and evolve as a person. So take the time to break away from the past and work towards bettering yourself. I promise you that once you do, the future is brighter.

Imagine living somewhere all of your life, and then suddenly having to move away. It feels surreal and is really something that you don't want to believe is happening. This one really hits home for me. My parents grew up in my hometown and of our friends and family lived there. I thought I would raise my own children there, watch them go to school and grow up and have their own families there. Once we moved, it was really hard for me to accept the fact that this probably wasn't going to happen anymore. I had to get used to a new place, a new school, and make new friends and new traditions. And I honestly did not want to. I isolated myself from the unfamiliar outside and just dreamt of getting back off of the plane and walking into the same pavement I'd known all my life. Sadly, it took a few years for me to realize that, this would always be my hometown! Nothing will ever change that! Nothing will ever erase the fond memories that I have, from days in the park as young as I can remember, to studying for exams as a teenager. I had realized that it is okay to finally let go! Making new memories is good for the soul. It makes for a better you and a better future!

She was your best friend! You thought you were inseparable and you couldn't imagine spending a day apart! But sometimes life gets in the way, and things don't go as planned. Nothing bad really happens, there doesn't have to be a huge fight, filled with yelling and name calling. Friends grow and change and the result is that you can become distant from one another. At the time, it honestly seems like the end of the world. You wonder how you're going to take on life without them and you drive yourself crazy every night wondering why this happened and if you did something wrong. But at be end of the day, no one is at fault. Life changed and so did you. You will always have the memories of crazy nights out, of long talks, of funny jokes only you will understand, and you'll cherish them always! But it is okay to finally let go. To see where this new path in life, separate from one another takes you! Believe me, it's not all terrible, the future can be scary but it's an exciting ride.

The same goes for that guy you thought was "the one." He wasn't. Not even close. Whether he left, or you decided it was time to let him go, there was a reason behind it that means he just wasn't the right man for you. And while we've all gone through that phase of looking over old texts and pictures and wondering what went wrong, the pain will soon fade and things will start to feel better again. You will slowly start to delete the pictures and put away the little keepsakes and you will realize that it's okay to finally let go! There are so many more fish in sea (cliche, I know). But think, out of the billions of people in this world, there is one person waiting out there that will make you happier than ever, and he won't want to leave!

As granny always said; "Que Sera Sera." The past is in the past, and there is really nothing that we can do to change it or pretend it didn't happen! But we can learn from it, accept it, keep the happy memories, and finally let go! There is a bigger and brighter future out there, and whatever will be, will be.