1. It's okay to be passionate about political issues, and not openly address them.

There is nothing wrong with being passionate about certain issues and fully believing in them, but there's always nothing wrong with not being vocally active about those said issues. This has helped me so much because while I feel strongly about some points, I don't like confrontation and I don't like arguing with people. It's just not really my thing, and while I want to change the world, I don't really enjoy getting verbally involved in situations when I'd rather be doing other things that I love that can also have an impact on the world around me.

2. Guys are not that deep

It's not the end of the world if your crush doesn't like you or if you don't have a boyfriend. It's truly not that serious. A boy or a girl can build you up and break you too, but it's all about you picking up the pieces afterward. High school and college are places where we are deciding who we want to be and where we want to go. You don't have to find the right person, but sometimes, they magically stumble across you, and that's great too. Everyone has a person, even if it takes a little bit to track them down.

3. College is about finding yourself, even if you're not ready for it.

As much as it is a place to earn your degree and transition into the 'real world,' it carries a lot more weight than that.

4. You don't need to choose the 'perfect' guy, you need to choose who you're happiest with and who makes you feel like the best version of yourself.

5. Life doesn't have to go exactly how you planned it to; there's always going to be ups, downs, plot twists, and unexpected turns.

But don't forget that serendipity comes in crazy, magical ways.

6. Everything is going to go the way that it was meant to, even if it doesn't feel like it or when you're at your worst.

When I plummet to my worst and hit rock bottom, whether I failed a test or had the worst practice ever, everything seems like it's going downhill. But it's not. You will heal, recover, and build yourself back up. You are not broken.

7. Break ups might break you for awhile, but those feelings will not last forever.

2 weeks in jammies, eating Doritos in bed, and missing class for reruns of Dirt Dancing is okay- to an extent. At some point, you've gotta pick yourself up again. You can't let it break you.

8. It's okay to have an attitude.

Being defensive is not a bad thing. Standing up for what's right is not 'extra' and you're not 'coming at' anybody, you're simply standing up for what you believe in. There's a quote that goes like this, and it's pretty great. 'You've got enemies? Good, that means you stood up for something that you believe in at least once in your life.'

9. There's nothing wrong with being upset over silly things.

Like when the twins were disappointed over not being hit up by guys constantly like they thought they would while in college. It's okay to get upset- even when it's something embarrassing and 'extra.'

10. College is a right of passage.

While, of course, it's about getting good grades and finding your ideal career and path in life, it's also your first time ever being away from home on your own- and that says a lot. It's all about finding yourself and discovering what you want, but mostly, who you want to be in life.

11. You have that one friend in your life that is actually always pretty much right.

In Grown-ish, that friend is Nomi, as crazy as she is. In a funny, unlikely way, she always offers great advice under the disguise of something funny and easily overlooked.

12. Maybe it's not all about love at first sight- maybe it's about deeper connections.

13. Growing up is about facing tough things head on, even when you don't want to or you aren't ready to.

14. Your journey will continue no matter who you choose to be with.

Like Zoey, we all need to realize that guys are not everything. If you're stuck choosing between guys, stop stressing and follow your heart. At the end of the day, a guy is just a guy and life will continue with or without that person in your life. Don't think that life will stop if you make the 'wrong' decision- you are still an unbreakable, beautiful spirit who's future is bright and filled with sunshine, and a guy doesn't ultimately define who you are.

15. Stop trying to figure out what the future may hold- and make decisions based on the person that you are right at this very moment.

You won't regret it.

16. Be with the person you can never really seem to get out of your head.

17. Work hard to get to where you want to be in life.

18. Sometimes you accidentally say the wrong thing- your friends and family will still love you.

Sometimes I get an attitude- just like Sky or Jazz, and that is okay. I say the wrong things, I come off stronger than I wanted to be and sound very threatening and tempered. But we all do that, and I need to stop beating myself up over tiny mistakes because at the end of the day, it was never really that serious and everything is going to be just fine. Your friends and family still love you, even when you "come at" them. There's nothing wrong with defending yourself or standing up for what is right, even when your tone comes off as less self-composed than you wanted it to be.

19. Sometimes I'm selfish and make everything about me - but I'm not a bad person.

Like Zoey when she got into her initial relationship with campus superstar Cash Mooney, sometimes we become so focused on ourselves that we forget to ask the people around us how they are doing. Sometimes we become self-centered, conceited, even. But does that make us bad people? Not at all. We're human and we do things that others may get annoyed by, but it doesn't change who we are and how good our hearts are.

20. Listen to your heart.

It ALWAYS knows what's best. You know yourself the most. You've got to remember that while advice is wonderful, amazing, and so beneficial and helpful- sometimes, well, it can lead you to do thing's that maybe don't make you the happiest.

And after all, isn't happiness and success the goal in life. You know yourselves better than anyone else. What you want, where you want to go, and who you want to be. You know those tiny inner pullings, voices, and desires more than anyone else in life.

Listen to your heart.