Holding grudges is stupid. Hating a person or people only looks bad on the person with the feeling of hate. Life is too short.

I've been on this Earth for over 22 with a bucket full of memorable moments, and a long book of lessons I have learned. I have gone through a lot of hard battles in my short little life: I've been bullied, I've wanted to kill myself, I hated my body, I almost failed out of school, I had no confidence or self-esteem, and I gave up all together.

I blamed a lot on who I was, still am, on things that have happened in my past. I don't trust men, I feel like everyone is against me, the hostility towards my father, faith in myself, and everything in between.

I'm learning to slowly let go everything I can't control. The factors in life I can't change so badly, but realizing ones I can change. It's okay to let go, you have permission to do whatever you please.

Coming out of that young teenage mindset and adapting to the adult world has been extremely eye-opening. I am constantly unlearning old habits, finding out more about myself, the beauty within me, the fire inside, and capability I have in store for me in the future.

There's so much I want to let people know and give knowledge to whomever wants it. Here is what I am going to say:

You have to take risks.

You have to let go and forget about what other people think or say.

You have to believe in yourself.

You can't let other people's success become your failure, because it's not.

You have to leave negativity at the door to bring in positive light.

You have to let go in order to make it anywhere in this life.

You're going to mess up, the world will be against you, you will fail miserably and ask yourself "Why?", cry at the seams when the world is crashing down on you, and you will want to give up.

I am here to tell you that you can't give up. You have to keep going. If you're reading this, you are capable of so much and you have the potential to be the best possible version of yourself. You have so much to offer the world and there is not a single day when energy isn't needed.

We must let go because what fun is hanging onto the past? You can't go back and change it, and why would you want to.

Everything happens for a reason.