In case you didn't realise, I turned eighteen a week or so ago!! Yep, the big one-eight. I'm an adult. I can buy alcohol. I can do all the things I've been illegally doing...but legally!! Also, I drink wine now. Get me.
Anyway, in order to celebrate (??) 18 years of life, I compiled a list of things I've learned! While I'm not exactly a wise old owl, I feel like I've picked up a few bits of wisdom from my time on planet Earth, so here goes...
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1. As Ben Howard says - "keep your head up, keep your heart strong and keep your mind set in your ways". Be unashamedly yourself, all of the time, and people just have to deal with it if they don't like that.
2. You aren't alone. However alone you may feel, I promise you you're not. Mental illnesses house millions of people and not one of them want to be there.
3. Surround yourself with positivity. Get rid of all the toxic and negative people in your life because they aren't going to help you grow. They're just going to hold you back.
4. Never let your mental illness define you.
5. Don't waste time on people who don't care about you the same way you care about them.
6. You're only going to achieve your dreams if you work hard - things don't just happen.
7. But at the same time, remember to give your body and mind rest. Don't burn yourself out.
8. Don't feel guilty about having time to yourself and away from other people.
9. Your school years may not the best years of your life. The best years might still be to come.
10. You look fine without makeup on.
11. Don't feel selfish if you do things for yourself. Stop putting other people's happiness ahead of your own. You deserve to be happy too.
12. Stop giving second chances to people who have done nothing to deserve them.
13. You're going to get your heart broken, but it's okay if it takes you a long time to fix it. It's also okay if you never do.
14. Take photographs of everything. You'll regret it in ten years if you don't.
15. When RuPaul says "if you can't love yourself, how the hell are you gonna love anyone else" he's right. Live for yourself and learn to be happy on your own.
16. Always know where you stand romantically with people. Life is too short to get emotionally invested with someone who doesn't want the same as yo.
17. Taking as many selfies as possible every time you feel cute is absolutely fine.
18. Take everything in your stride. Say yes to every opportunity and always live your life the way you want to. Don't let anyone else tell you any different.
Emilia xx
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