Tick, tick, tick. How will you spend your time? Speaking for myself, I still cannot comprehend the mere fact that I am a 20-year-old junior in college. I've dealt with many situations in which I sometimes wish I can go back in time and redo my actions. I wonder how differently my life could've gone in the many hypothetical alternative scenarios that race through my mind. However, some things you just can't simply regret; you must trust your gut instinct to make the best decision given the cards on hand at the time.

Every now and then, we are disappointed. Disappointed by strangers, ourselves, close friends, family, and the list can go on. We are so caught up on the fact that our trust had laid within the actions of these individuals and they betrayed that trust, only leading to pain for yourself. The problem is, we often forgive and forget, especially after a break-up with a significant other. We forget the pain that was caused by these people and we let them walk back into our lives to hurt us all over again, once more, for that one last time. All of that in mind just because doing so is a place where we feel familiar and comfortable. This, however, is not leading to a more fulfilled life or the ability to experience the world, it is causing you to regress on your journey to being able to love someone else in the future.

To those that say you should love yourself first before anyone else, you are spot-on. Knowing what you want in life as well as setting the expectation for that next person who walks into it is essential. Life throws us in situations that are less than ideal a good majority of the time, but it is what you take from those situations that will ultimately determine your fate. You have a reason to be on this planet and a reason to be alive. There is a destiny for all. Reach for the stars. Each person also has their own truth, in which it is our job to dig deeper into our thoughts and reflect them onto our lives. The concept of life is complex and full of surprises.

Stop it. Don't invest your precious time thinking about little aspects of life we can't control. Listen and look for the small clues in life that guide each and every one of us through our journeys. Some situations cannot be changed and are beyond our control. We live and learn. You're powerful, capable, and have the ability to fight through the fire to the end. Brighter times are ahead.