This blog is about some advice I would give to my ten-year-old self. I’m turning twenty this year, and I have learned a lot about my self and others throughout my life that I wish I could tell myself. The biggest thing I would say is that you cannot please everyone, and you will damage your mental health if you try and do so. You are given one life, you never know when it could end. It is a complete waste of your time worrying about people who don’t like you, or people who don’t value your presence. Overtime friends will come and go, and you will be left with a few quality friends who will never leave your side and your family who will love you no matter what. I got so hung up on the friends that would leave me, that I didn’t take the time to see the value in the friends who were still by my side helping me get through it. The second thing I would tell myself is that you shouldn’t be afraid to do what makes you happy. It took me so long to finally be able to be myself around my peers and family, and openly share what I’m passionate about. I found out by doing this that I attracted more friends who also shared similar interests as me, or who think the things I’m passionate about are cool. People who judge you for what makes you happy aren’t worth being in your life, and you are better off without them. Don’t be afraid to truly be yourself, live with no regrets, and don’t care about the people who don’t like you because they don’t matter.