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Embrace the struggle. It’s emotionally draining and incredibly stressful, but you’ll never learn more than you do during these speed bumps.

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1. Always stay hydrated. I still have to get reminders from my friends and family. Trust me, your body will thank you.

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In the end, I can’t promise that things will get easier but I can promise you that you will be okay.

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I think we “grow up” in our twenties. We work on becoming (and figuring out) who we want to be. And as we move through these years, we try to decipher what we value, and what and who we wish to hold close to our hearts.

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What extraordinary thing will this year bring? Will I take risks? Pursue a grander maybe, perhaps? Will I exit my circle of comfort to see where the wilder things grow?

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You don’t have anything to lose.

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When I entered my twenties, particularly when I began grad school at the age of 22, a lot of things changed. And I was prepared for that. Some of my friends were getting married.

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You see, 21st birthdays (or any birthdays, honestly) aren’t these magical pills we take to fix everything wrong in our lives.

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You can be an unapologetically powerful woman.

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The immense pressure that we put on ourselves oftentimes makes us discredit all of the things we have been able to achieve due to this first draft of life that we draw up.