Patience.

"To love oneself is the beginning of a life-long romance."

Patience is bitter, but it's fruit is sweet. - Aristotle

Life can get tough, you go through so much and you're always learning as you go. I'm still young and with little experience. I use to think I had it all figured out, like nothing could go wrong, like nothing can be taken away from me.. but now I'm unsure. I still question myself with "what do I really want from life". I know my long term goals and what I want from my future, it's the thought of the things before that that I'm afraid of. The present and the near future. You will either lose some or gain some. I can't even imagine losing anything, but that's life. You have to acknowledge it and accept it, as well as doing what you can to try and save what you can. You can't keep it the same or stop the change but you can try to keep up with it, being true to yourself, being there when there's trouble, allow it to grow and change and in the meantime you'll find yourself changing, too. May it be for better or for worse, you can't stop change. Everything has a way of influencing you -- from other people, family & friends to media. Just remember: do not change for anyone but yourself.

"I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so you learn to appreciate them when they're right. You believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself.. and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together." - Marilyn Monroe