20 things I learned at 20

1. Wherever you are, be all there.
2. Everything happens for a reason.
3. Take risks. It's only scary before it happens.
4. Life gets busy but always make time for school.
5. If you lost value in a friendship, it's okay to let it go.
6. You're first. Your first love should always be yourself.
7. Be kind, but don't put up with anyone's shit. You're allowed to say no.
8. Sometimes you meet people who you will love forever, but it's just difficult.
9. The person you love can either be the source of your happiness or your pain.
10. People can always surprise you. Both in the best way possible and the worst.
11. Your life improves when you find beauty in things that are supposed to have none.
12. If you're asking for the same treatment that you offer, you're not asking for too much.
13. People are placed in your life for a reason. And if they leave, there's a reason for that too.
14. You're a problematic person. You're crueler than you think. The earlier you learn that, the better of a person you can strive to be.
15. Choose friends and lovers who will be honest with you no matter how painful the truth may be. A cold truth is always better than a pleasant lie.
16. If your beliefs are never challenged your faith will never grow. Spiritual low points and doubts can be the start of growth, depth and renewal. 
17. Be grateful for your weaknesses and they will become your strengths. Aspire to trust yourself so deeply that no one's manipulations can ever make you second-guess yourself.
18. Don't wait. Don't say you'll be happy when you lose the weight or when you get a good grade. You'll always be able to find something to put off your happiness, stop looking for it.
19. Don't rely on others for happiness or to complete you. You have to be whole on your own. Also, learn the difference between liking the attention someone gives you and actually liking them.
20. People will leave out of nowhere. Not because you lied to them or they changed. Just simply because that's how life is. The more you grow up, the less people you'll have in your life. Everyone has its own path to take. Let it be.

— m.f. // 20 things I learned at 20