I'm not going to lie. This week, I was really stuck on what to write about. So, I asked people on Instagram and Snapchat what I should write about, and one of my friends said to write about what matters to me most in life.

When I saw that response, I was a little confused because I have a few answers to that. The things that matter most to me are my friends, family, my future, and my mental health.

Looking at my answers to that suggestion, I thought, "How do I write about four things that matter to me most in one article?" The answer was simple: they all intertwine.

My relationships with my friends and family affect my mental health, and my mental health affects my future and my relationships with my friends and family. They all contribute to the other.

My friends and family help push me to work my hardest that I can towards my future. Thinking about the future, I get nervous but excited. I want to be a writer.

Writing is what I'm best at. I can write about anything I want: my friends, my family, my mental health, and even my future. I can write about what matters most to me. I can be myself and write about whatever I want to. That's the best part.

I wouldn't be who I am today without my friends and family. I honestly love everyone I'm close to in my life right now with all my heart. They make me happy and, in a way, that betters my mental health, which is another thing that's important to me.

I've never realized it before, but looking back at this past year, I've done a lot to try and make myself happy. I've quit jobs that just made me anxious and depressed. I ended relationships that weren't working out for me.

I learned to only surround myself with people who positively affect my life and mental health. I learned to talk about what is going on inside my head, instead of just dealing with it by myself. I've come a long way, and it's all because the people I love push me to do what makes me happy.

I have everyone who matters most to me in my life right now, and I have my eyes set straight on my future. I hold onto what's important. I believe I'll achieve everything I want in life because I have an amazing support system, and I want to better myself for myself, not anyone else.

I know what matters most in my life. Now, my question to you, my reader, is: do you?