1. The strength of fighting and enduring.
The act of fighting is commonly seen as displaying strength, however, the act of enduring can be too. You could argue that fighting means one can no longer endure, enduring means that one does not have the means to fight. I personally find enduring to be the best of the two, which may sound counteractive to what I just said. Trust me, it is not. What is more impressive? The person who can swing the biggest stick? Or the person who can withstand a hit from it? Whichever you choose to do, remember that you can show strength through both, both are important. You are important.

2. What to do with regrets.
If you have convinced yourself that you bear no regrets in life, you are lying to yourself. I do not say that in a cynical way, but the unpredictability of life always finds a way to muddy the water. We will surely die with a handful of regrets, however, it is absolutely important that you do something about it before it is too late. Waiting can sometimes prove to be good, but most of the time, it only exacerbates things. Not only do you carry the regret longer, the act of amending it may be less significant after a long period of time. If you expect heartbreak, terrible news, or disappointment, why not just get it over with so you can start dealing now instead of dreading its outcome in the future?

3. Obligation to forgive and seek it.
"Nobody is perfect." is a line I've heard so many times from different people. It feels so redundant to even say such a phrase anymore, because it's obviously used as an excuse for someone's ♥♥♥♥♥♥ behavior. Despite that, you should always try to forgive someone, if they show true remorse and a want to change. Under no circumstance should you force someone to change for you, because that only spells out "exceptions". Change should come naturally, not forced onto someone via ultimatum or threats, it causes superficial change. And if you are seeking forgiveness, someone who is truly sorry doesn't need to repeat themselves more than once. Remorse isn't said, it is shown.

4. Learn to live alone.
Relationships are crucial, they are vital in keeping yourself sane and happy. You should always spend time with those you care about, because anything can happen at a moment's notice. However, it's also important to learn how to live alone. It's depressing to think about, but sometimes one needs to know how to handle loneliness in a healthy way. Don't grow dependent on someone else for your happiness, learn to find happiness on your own, allow yourself to find it so no one can take it away from you. Once you do, whatever may or may not happen, you will be okay. Remember: Being alone is vastly different than feeling alone.

5. The fault in "expecting the worst".
A common phrase I often hear is "Expect the worst and you will never be disappointed." The reasoning behind it makes sense at first, if you keep your expectations low then there is a higher chance of that expectation to become a reality. This comes at a cost however, the cost of self-fulfilling prophecy. The notion of: If you believe something negative will happen, the likelihood of it happening increases. Why purposefully limit yourself? For fear of being wrong or heartbroken? If you do in fact correctly predict something negative will happen, will there be a party? Will you be awarded a trophy? Maybe a head pat and a back rub for successfully knowing that you'd be ♥♥♥♥♥♥ over? Personally, I would rather be wrong about being right than be right about being wrong. Aim high, you'll land somewhere new.

6. How to treat a broken heart.
I'm essentially repeating a very profound quote that comes from Telltale's The Walking Dead Season 3, Episode 5 by Javier Garcia:

"That's what's good about a broken heart. When you're looking at it all shattered and broken on the floor... You figure out the pieces you need versus the ones you liked. If you're ready to move that is."

7. How seeking too hard is counterproductive.
I was told a really amazing metaphor during a confusing time in my life, I wasn't sure which side was which anymore. "If you enter a store hungry, you will buy the wrong things." something along those lines, it was also when I realized that wisdom doesn't only come from age, rather it comes from experience. That may be obvious to others, but I was always under the impression that things will make more sense when I got older, as I got wiser. However, life is all about making mistakes and surviving them to make even more mistakes later on, that is what living is. A person that is known to always do the right thing stands on a foundation of their own failures. Seeking something that needs to be developed carefully and meticulously will most likely prove to you that instant gratification isn't the solution.

8. The Good Paradox
What is a good person? That question never has a clean clear-cut answer. Is it the person that helps the most people? Is it the person that loves the most people? Someone that chooses what is right over what needs to be done? Or perhaps the most selfless? Is being selfless even possible? What do you call someone that has dark thoughts yet chooses to do the right thing regardless? What is the right thing? Being good cannot be measured objectively, the concept of right and wrong are subjective to each person, and despite it all... you know in your heart what the right decisions are.

9. The big 4.
Remember Patience. Embrace Kindness. Express Compassion. See with Clarity.