My opinion.

you know, this is what i think (i tend to be a deep thinker late at night and when i run really hard) i figure life is a gift. don't waste it! its too short and too wonderful. make it count. don't live so that when you're 103 you wish everything would have been different. live so that when you're 103 you smile and think, ''dang, what an amazing and crazy and wonderful adventure that was!" no regrets :)

don't be afraid at all to be your really real self, no matter how dorky, how weird, how quirky, how normal, how nerdy, how smart, how sweet, how cranky, how boring, how crazy, how dull, how unique, how awkward, or how dumb you are. don't be someone you aren't. its your life. not anyone else's. don't listen to what those other people have to say. do things for you. live your life for you. have fun, laugh really really really hard, have wild dreams, then chase after and catch those wild dreams. if they don't happen, just keep dreaming of new dreams to chase. let people know what they mean to you. mean what you say. appreciate those people who treat you right. don't expect everything to be easy. good things are never easy, but they are worth fighting for and working for. have faith. believe in the impossible cuz you really never know, anything is possible. lightning could strike. things and people change. know when to let go. know when to hang on. i think you should mostly listen to your heart. it knows you really well. it usually lets you know what you really want and what you should do. be grateful regardless of the ups and downs and the curves life throws at you. try to be happy when you don't want to be. play-a very lot. don't be scared of being a goofball. be classy. don't be a know it all. respect what others have to say and their opinions. work hard. learn everyday. cry hard. sing at the top of your lungs in the car. its ok to complain sometimes, but don't do it too often, or that will just drag you down and make you crazy. don't be too hard on yourself. you're more amazing than you'll ever realize. be with people who make you insanely happy. look on the brightside. try you're best to be positive. don't be a fake. respect and love everyone. learn and grow from heartache, failures, and mistakes. don't let them define you, but let them teach you.

fall madly and passionately and crazy in love, but don't rush it and don't settle for less than someone who gives you those really amazing butterflies. you know the kind i mean-the ones where the second you see them smile, you're heart skips 3 beats and your stomach does that funny thing and time just stops and you'd do anything to make that second with them last forever. get swept away. cherish memories and think of your favorites often. don't live in the past. don't be scared or worry about the future. be smart. have deep conversations about anything and everything. count falling stars-make sure to wish on them. don't let anyone tell you that you can't do anything, cuz you can anything you set your mind to. you can make your situation and your life just what you want it to be. it doesn't matter your job, your major, your background, your likes, your dislikes, your interests, your personality-enjoy what you do and do it well. don't forget about who you are. stand up for yourself. if you're not happy, change whats causing the unhappiness. always look for ways to help others in need. eat dessert-first. pray. enjoy the big and little things you love. look for beauty in the world. sleep in every so often. eat cookie dough and brownie batter-salmonella isn't real. watch sunsets and sunrises. be amazed at fireworks. believe in miracles. try sushi at least once. watch a lightning storm. eat pancakes for dinner. put bacon on everything. spend money on silly things you don't need. take care of yourself. look for adventures, no matter how big or how small, in the everyday and enjoy something new. do something that scares you everyday. talk to little kids-they've got a great take on the world. call your parents and siblings and grandparents and tell them you love them and hug them. take a million pictures. don't let the bad in the world get you down. attitude is everything. don't be jealous. you really can make it out of every situation alive.

anyways, i know i sound like such a cornball. and trust me, i know life can be crazy, ridiculous, unfair, uncertain, and just plain bad (and also really great, really exciting, really funny, and really amazing) at times, but this is you're one shot. its you're one turn. make sure you start living. i don't know about you, but sometimes i get really sad that i  can't have a million bazillion years. so i just think its important to enjoy life. make it count. it is beautiful and wonderful you know :)