22 things in 22 years!

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This month I turned 22.

Twenty two years of living, breathing and human-ing about in this messy thing we call life.

Now I am not particularly the most adventurous person alive –I wish hah! –, nor can I say that my-oh so many ‘experiences’ qualify me to start giving away all the wisdom in life, but I can say this:

I have lived, walked, talked and existed on this planet for 22 years. Throughout this time I have met people, had my fair share of small life experiences, and got run over by a –rather large- truck of emotions, survived high school and three bloody years of university, seriously where has the time gone?

And I would say –not un-proudly- that I have developed quite the guidebook for myself when it comes to a lot of situations and living ish things.

And because I am a cliché like that, 

Here are 22 things I gathered in 22 years:

1.     Life always finds a way, whether you like it or not, it is not going to stop for your sake, it always goes on.

2.     We're all going to die anyways. One way or another. So either wait for it, or make the best of the time you have at the moment.

3.     Wasting too much of your time thinking about what would people say instead of thinking about how YOU would feel if you actually did it, is a complete waste of your time.

4.     You don't always have to smile, frown if you want, be grumpy, just be yourself (making myself feel better haha)

5.     The right people will always come along, you don't need to run after anyone.

6.     Having meaningful friendships with people that contribute to making you a better person is one of the most important things in life. 

7.     Your family might be difficult and hard to deal with, but it is a truth that they are probably all you have left at the end of the day.

8.     Protect your heart at all costs, no one likes to feel their hearts breaking, do they? 

9.     Don't be afraid to take risky choices. 90% of the time, you will end up being thankful that you did it anyways.

10. Don't waste your time and energy on useless arguments. Seriously! It's not worth it. 

11. When it comes to life, no one knows what they're doing, no one's living it right, everyone does their own thing. so do yours! 

12. Don't let anyone's words get in your head too much, people like to talk, its an undeniable fact.

13. You will probably be called selfish several times throughout your life, and 95% of the time, it’s because you decided for once to take care of your own needs rather than someone else's.

14. Search for what makes you comfortable and do it, be religious, or not, whatever gives you inner peace, and not whatever is the trend at the moment! 

15. The world being a shitty place, does not mean you have to be a shitty person, it just means you need to pick your fights and pick your company a little better.

16. Don't be a bitch, no one likes bitches, except maybe other bitches and then its a fake love/hate relationship.

17. Be silly. 

18. Face your fears because well, its not fun living with a constant fear of going up in the elevator and having to walk up 11 levels of stairs, is it? 

19.  Learn to know when it’s okay to be immature and when it’s not, but don’t let the overthinking stop you from behaving however you want, whenever you want.

20. You are probably going to go/ already did go through a terrain of emotions, embrace them and welcome them. These emotions are what makes you feel alive.

21. Make new friends, seriously, go ahead and do it! 

Finally, 

22. Be yourself.

Make up your own set of rules, this is me speaking, not you, and I definitely did not live your life, these are the sum of what I learned from my very own experiences, and they do not have to suit you.