I have learned that you create your own happiness. To rely on someone else to fill the void you're very capable of filling means that you're weak. Enjoy the moments these people give you, but do not lean on them to give you life. For if you take for granted, then your safety net will crumble.

I have learned that when you crumble, you will fix yourself back up. It will take time and it will test your patience. I have learned to take positive messages out of the negativity thrown your way. I have learned to use these moments to practice my strength.

I have learned how to live on my own. Dependency on its own is something I have learned to lessen throughout my life.

I have learned that flaws are not important. To be imperfect is to be normal. A spot on your face or extra fat on your stomach will not determine who you are as a person. It's cliche because we cannot get it through our heads.

I have learned to surround myself with people who are bright. People who smile often, who make me feel like a better person. I have learned to put myself out there for people who need me. To wait on someone mentally in order to ensure their happiness.

I have learned that I am always going to be OK, in the end. Based on my ethical thinking, the way I was raised and the surroundings I have put myself in, I have learned that I can trust myself. I have complete and total control of my body, my actions, my thoughts and what I chose to do with them is completely up to me.

I have learned that knowing my self worth can and will go a long way in my life and profession. I have learned that I have a lot ahead of me, and that my future is bright and open to so many wonderful possibilities.

I have learned that not all is meant to be said. Someone may be going through something in which you have no way of understanding. I have learned that it is important to be nice to everyone you come across, for you do not know their story or how they came to be.

I have learned to take the high road and to pick my fights. I have learned to put other people's needs before mine at times when I'm able to stop and think about what they may be feeling. I have learned that I have no right to tell someone what they can and cannot do and even though their actions may have consequences, I can do nothing but give my best advice.

I have learned many things, but the most important thing I have learned is that I have not learned everything and that there's an entire world out there waiting to teach me.