Youthful Life: X

The 20s are a about getting perspective. It is a refreshing thing to remember what matters most to you. It's so easy to get caught up in the everyday chaos of life and lose sight of the essentials. Take a look around and recognize how absolutely overwhelmingly big the world is. Pause, and think to yourself what makes your world go round. The tough thing is both points of view mean something to each and every one of us. It's a twisty turny wild ride - hold tight. It seems like there are infallible truths that I hold on to. It's these facts that I believe to be true about the world. Life never ceases to amaze me with how unpredictable it can be. Even more so is how much I find myself wanting to hold on to those pieces of truth even though I know they are not impervious to the everyday haphazard occurrences that I encounter. As someone who finds themselves clinging on to the safety and reliability of routines, in so many ways, coming to terms with actualities of differe...

Being a teenager is all about finding your place in the "real world" (whatever that may be). Let's be honest, college is nothing like the "real world." It's like it's own mindless isolated utopia (or dystopia in my opinion) of twenty-something debauchery. If this is supposedly the high point in people's lives, then god help us all - this is not living. Some people have the time of their lives, while others spend their lives finding who they are - all while in a little bubble of total freedom with little responsibility. This is the real world. One of the weirdest thing about college is the whole routine of it all. For most people it's go to class during the week, relax on the ground and hang out when not doing homework, and then rage face on the weekend until black outs ensue ... rinse, and repeat. I'm going to make a bold statement that you may or may not agree with but I find it truly sad that people cannot have fun on the weekend withou...

Being a teenager is all about ruling any social scene. If you work on it enough you can feel comfortable no matter who you're around to work your social charm. We're teens, socializing is a major part of what we do. While we might be pretty perfect at it online on facebook, twitter, and instagram (except for people who post their feelings, BTW's that's hella awkward) when it comes to "real life" interactions a lot of people just epic fail. It's like a true life version of a Jimmy Tatro awkward interactions YouTube video. Here's some tips for social domination. Awkwardness is something everyone deals with, but the truth is some people are just way more awkward than others. Awkwardness isn't always a bad thing, it can break the ice, be funny and segway into a real interaction, but usually it's just an embarrassing mess. Awkwardness really is just doing or something "weird" that makes people uncomfortable. For example, super quiet peo...