A Few Things I've Come to Realize

1. You can't make someone act the way you would expect them to act no matter how hard you try. People will only change when they want to, not when you want them to.

2. You have to find your own happiness. No one else can make you happy, and if you expect them to you will be sorely disappointed.

3. People will lie, even to your face, and even if they're your friend.

4. The more you get involved in life the less time you have to just sit down and get sucked into a good book.

5. Gossip and drama fuels way too many peoples lives. It envelopes them like a disease until they can't function without it.

6. True blue friends don't come often. When you get one you need to keep them close to you because they will be the ones who won't judge you, or ignore you, or make you feel unloved.

7. You won't always follow the path you planned for yourself. Life gets in the way. People change. You change. But, it's not always a bad thing.

8. People can be very self-absorbed and blind to others trials and emotions. It becomes all about looking out for #1.

9. Fall is even more wonderful with a hot drink in hand and when you actually take the time to take in the colors, changes, and smells.

10. If you don't love yourself it will be very hard for someone to love you the way you want them to.