12 things learned while 18

("at least 1 for each month" -my lovely boyfriend)

• Some people come into your life solely for the purpose of teaching you to let go
• It's okay to pull yourself from people who do you more harm than good
• The comfort zone provides no room for growth
• If not now, then when?
• There's never really a right time, only the right motives
• Cliche, but you truly do need to love and respect yourself before you expect anybody else to
• It's not a crime to fall short of people's expectations; people will always expect too much
• I never believed in absolutes, like "never" or "always," but sometimes I think there's that one special person who can do a whole lot to your beliefs
• Love really does come at unexpected times, but maybe because those are the times you're most capable of managing it well
• Simplicity
• Your true character shows through the ways you treat people whom you have no obligation to treat well
• Actions may speak louder than words, but words are always there even when actions cannot be