20 things you need to know by the age of 20

This is for the person that has always guided me towards the light, and walked with me through the dark

1. You're not alone. There's always someone, somewhere, somehow, listening; watching over you. 
2. You will never find love. But love will find you. And when it does, it's going to linger under your skin. Make sure to know who to let in and who to hold the door open for.
3. You will change a lot. And I don't mean that you'll wake up one day and decide to shave your head and call it a change. I mean you'll wake up one day and decide to walk away from something you thought you'd never leave behind because it just doesn't suit you anymore. When that happens, don't let it ruin you. You're not a bad person for taking bad decisions. 
4. Don't be afraid. Your worst fears will find a way to crawl under your skin and to your head but in the midst of it all, you will find a voice inside of you that tells you to hold on and hold still. Make sure to find that voice.
5. Don't be oblivious to the beautiful things that surround you. Everything starting from that abandoned corner of the street to the breeze that hits your face the first thing in the morning is beautiful and unprecedented.
6. Fight. Fight sickness and fight loss. So many things are worth fighting for. Do not let your pride kill all the softness you have within you for the people that you love. 
7. You are not a waste of space. 
8. Mind over matter. Always.
9. You will get over her and you will learn how to live without people who can live without you and you will stop being fond of people who are not fond of you. You will also learn how to do that with no amount of hatred included.
10. Let yourself be, but don't stop yourself from being. 
11. Let yourself die, but don't stop yourself from breathing. 
12. Stop being your worst enemy. Look at the bigger picture. You are so much more than what you think you are. Stop shrinking yourself.
13. You will survive.
14. It's beautiful to believe in something you don't see. For some it's a god, for others it's a reason to hold on. Make sure you have that.
15. Thank yourself for the things you've been doing all your life. Thank yourself for this; for breathing. Thank yourself for not falling apart.
16. It's sometimes better to only get by than to stay trapped but that in no way means that you should settle for what you don't deserve.
17. Stand up, speak up, and put up a damn fight for all the things you believe in. You have a voice, so use it.
18. Read, read, read. The madness of magic exists between the pages of a book. Books will always teach you something.
19. You are you, and it's enough.
20. You are loved. You are cherished. You are evergreen.