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Why It’s Totally Fine To Be Yourself Even When You Feel Like You Shouldn’t

Growing up is a seriously difficult occurrence.  You face everything from peer pressure to feeling all gawky in your own skin to trying to figure out exactly where you fit in. Maybe you started seeing someone who made you feel as if you should change the way to dress or who you hangout with or what you like.  But why? Why would you do that?  Here are 17 reasons why you should always be yourself, even when you feel like you shouldn’t. 17) Life is full of people trying to convince you to “fit in” to some obscene mold they have created.  Maybe someone told you that you should drink this or try that or say whatever.  But unless you’re 110% comfortable with a situation don’t listen to what people say.

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An Open Letter To The Negative People

To the Negative Nancys and the Danny Downers, Please stop. Everyone has bad days and while that’s more than okay, it reaches a point where we are getting tired of the constant sighs and overall aggravation. It’ll be okay. Negativity can be addictive but you need to break the habit.  You are in charge of your own reality, your own situation, and how you live.  Please stop putting those responsibilities, your responsibilities, on the people around you.  It is time to grow up and notice that you are completely in charge of your own happiness.  Everyone has their own things going on so it would be great if you could at least try to put a smile on your face and keep moving.  You are so much more than your negativity.  Embrace even the littlest things that make you happy. Yes, it is so easy to give in to what

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The GIFS That Explain A Long-Distance Relationship

Whether your significant other lives an hour away, 10 hours away, or so far that you don’t even want to think about it, there are always going to be positives and negatives to a long-distance relationship.  Here are just a handful of gifs that explain what it looks like to be in a long-distance relationship. 17) When you don’t wake up next to your significant other it can be a little difficult. 16) You need to make sure that you are a little more observant of how your other half is doing.  When you can’t physically be next to them you need to make sure that you are still supporting them however you can. 15) Sometimes it is all about keeping that romantic spark alive. 14) You end up becoming a little more dependent on your Facebook/Snapchat/phone in general.  Phone calls become your new favorite thing.

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The 5 Things You Should Fall In Love With Before You’re 25

Your teenage years and early 20s can be more than difficult.  However, I have found that one of the best things to help you along is the feeling of love.  Love comes in so many different forms, each one just as important as the last. So, in celebration of that love, here are five things you should definitely fall in love with before you turn 25: 5) Another person.  Heartbreak is definitely at the top of worst feelings, but I genuinely believe that you should experience it once before your 25 because you will learn more than you ever thought.  You grow as a person, learning how to take another’s emotions into consideration before you make a decision.  So go for it…before you’re 25 make that scary jump and try it out because I promise you, no matter what happens, it is worth it. 4) A celebrity.  Okay maybe not

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An Open Letter To My Anxiety

Dear anxiety, I hate you. I hate you more than I hate the color yellow or the word “moist” or having to wake up for my 8am class. I hate that you make me second guess every single word that comes out of my mouth.  I hate that you can steal away my appetite, my ability to sleep at night, and my happiness.  I think most of all I hate that you appear at a moments notice. You are an unwelcome guest constantly poking at me whenever I think things might be okay. You are a truly exhausting disease. It is usually around 3am that I will ask myself why I was cursed by you. Anxiety, you are unkind when you make me hold onto words I mistakenly said when I was 13 and angry. You hold onto my missteps and screw up and wrong words. It is because of you