Things I Wish I Knew Back Then:

You know what they say....sometimes you just have to learn on your own. That's exactly what I did. Through experience, I want to share with yall some of the things I wish I knew when I was trying to "find myself". I don't have it all figured out yet, but these things I do know! Experience is knowledge. To all my people out there trying to figure out life...

Things I wish my 20 year old self knew:

1. You don’t have to make everyone happy. You will become miserable trying to please others and will forget what matters the most in your life.

2. Don’t compare yourself to others. God made you YOU for a reason, so that you can bring something else to this world that no one else can.

3. Don’t try to “fit” in. Be yourself, and be confident in exactly who you are. People are attracted to those who are CONFIDENT and DIFFERENT.

4. In the end there will be a select few people who matter. Those will be the people that accept you and love you whether you are at your worst or at your best. These are the people that you need to keep close.

5. STOP STRESSING OVER EVERY LITTLE THING. Especially the things that are out of your control. Things will work out the way they are meant to work out and you must trust that God is putting you on the path you are meant to be on.

6. Don’t work so hard, that you forget to have fun.

7. Take more pictures, because these will be some of the best moments of your life….and you are going to miss every second of them.

8. TAKE CARE OF YOUR BODY. Your body is a temple…it is what allows you to do all the incredibly talented things you are able to do. Take care of it, nourish it, and love it. When people say to stretch…actually stretch.

9. Take more time for you. It is a necessity to mental and emotional health.

10. Don’t cry over someone, who wouldn’t cry over you.

11. People’s actions really do speak louder than their words.

12. Call your mom more…because she will end up being your BEST FRIEND.

13. Don’t take 8am classes in college. Ever.

14. Who you are on the inside is going to matter more in the long run, then what social media portrays what is acceptable to look like on the outside.

15. Don’t ever let anyone else’s negativity affect your light. Ignore the doubt and negativity, and use it to put fuel to your fire.

16. Love yourself before you try to fall in love.

17. True friends do not let jealousy get in the way of your friendships.

18. Stop trying to be what everyone else considers as the best, and be what you consider as YOUR BEST!!!!

19. You don’t have to have everything figured out right now and it is ok to not have all the answers.

20. Follow your heart, but don’t neglect what your mind is telling you.

21. Be a little bit more reasonable…a little bit more logical….it will save you from a lot of pain and heartbreak.

22. CHANGE IS GOOD.

23. Step outside your comfort zone…it is the only way you will experience more out of life.

24. Go after everything you want, full speed, with no doubts, no regrets, and NEVER STOP.

25. CREATE YOUR OWN HAPPINESS. DO NOT DEPEND ON ANYONE ELSE TO GIVE YOU WHAT YOUR HEART AND MIND NEEDS.