Brianna Wiest

The things you worry about are not random, they show you what you’re here to work toward.

Here’s something else nobody will tell you: you’re not meant to do what you love. You’re meant to do what you’re skilled at. Imagine a doctor with a low IQ but a lot of “passion.” Life isn’t just about how much pleasure you can get from something. What’s more important is what you have to give.

Be friends with different types of people. Don’t insulate your worldview by only socializing with those who are fundamentally the same as you.

You know that look – the one when someone’s face somehow swells with emotion without really changing expression.

You don’t want to change them, but are happy to continue to fall in love with whoever they evolve into over time.

Fire can burn your house down, or it can cook you dinner each night and keep you warm in the winter. Your mind is the same way.

Because if you’re worried that losing someone means losing your future, what you’ve really lost is yourself.

Pisces: This person is your muse. They are the one you write poems about, think about… their face all but comes to you when you sleep.

Many people spend their lives re-creating their first familial relationships, often to their own detriment.

You’d rather spend your 20s working on yourself and building something meaningful as opposed to just trying to prove that you’re having the most fun ever, ever, ever.

If you want to genuinely start over, clear the slate of everything you ever thought about how to get your life together. Don’t predict, project, mind-read, assume.

“The way I felt when she looked in my eyes. That was it.” – John, 25

Do you want to be better for them, or do you feel “off the hook” now that you have someone who loves and accepts you as you are?

Love is a grand magnifier: it shows you what you love and what you dislike about yourself and your life. The right relationship will encourage you to address that fully, and work on it.

How many random, chance occurrences were involved in nearly every important advancement in your life.

Oprah didn’t know she’d become the poster woman for self-improvement and success, she was just trying to do a job. You don’t need to know what you’re doing to still do something extraordinary.

What does “love” mean to you? Is it just a good feeling? Is it companionship? Is it comfort? Is it direction for the future?

11. You do not want to be totally completely fulfilled; hunger is what drives us, so be grateful for your discomfort.