We made the mistake of not taking in and appreciating what there is to our lives, and in the process we almost lost everything. Let’s not make that same mistake twice, take everything in and appreciate every single moment there is; because you never really know what’s going to stay and what you’re going to lose. Be grateful, because you have so much more you can appreciate and be grateful for; don’t wait until you lose them to finally find their worth.

During our adolescent years, the weight of our futures are pushed onto us, and we rush to make a decision and push ourselves into the view of adulthood, without focusing on whether we’re ready to take that leap, whether we’re ready for that change in our lives. With the lack of actual interest or passion, the ignorance to how we actually feel, and the succumbing to everybody’s standards, we’re just sacrificing our real happiness on the terms of everybody else’s, it’s like we’re just building ourselves a recipe of disaster and regret.

Proclaimed by strangers, bullies or even our own family and friends, we encourage this derogation by letting it get to us and allowing it to shape the way we think, look and feel. We try to change everything from the way we look to the things we do, but in the end, all we end up doing is hating ourselves for not being able to fit into the standards other people set for us.