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20 Little Reasons To Keep Going

sometimes we all need reminders to keep going

Taylor Green

Nov 28, 2016

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

Taylor Green

1. Music

No matter what kind of music you listen to - rap, pop, country, rock - it doesn't matter. It has the power to save you, to let you escape your mind. Let it.

2. Family

They will always care about you, no matter what.

3. Friends

No matter what happens, friends never want to see you upset. They also are a reminder that we are never alone.

4. Scrapbooking (or other crafts)

It's the best way to feel productive when you don't want to do school work, so it's a definite win.

5. Ice cream

So many yummy flavors. Does it really need an explanation?

6. Movies

There are literally thousands of movies to watch. Some of them are too good to not watch twice :).

7. Books

Get lost in the plot of any book. Stories have the power to transform our own mind.

8. Coffee shops

If you don't like coffee, go in for the smells, or the vibe. Either way, totally worth it.

9. Exploring new places

Even if it's just a ten minute drive to the nearest small town, there is something awesome about seeing something new for the first time.

10. Dogs

They are the definition of unconditional love. Everyone deserves to feel that.

11. Cats

If you're not a dog person, cats still show just the right amount of loving.

12. The sound of the waves at the ocean

Instant relaxation.

13. Vacations

They're basically just week(s) long breaks, but they're awesome.

14. Sunsets

Just one more excuse to embrace the end of a day :).

15. Sunrises

and the beginnings of them, too.

16. Pizza

Cheesy goodness in every bite.

17. Baking/cooking

Whatever you make smells delicious as it's cooking, and you get to eat it afterwards. What's not to love about that? :)

18. Hot chocolate

There's only one thing better than a chocolate bar... chocolate you can drink.

19. College sweatshirts

They are quite possibly the most comfortable item of clothing ever created.

20. Did I mention ice cream?!

Seriously, is an explanation really needed?

“Above all else, we choose to stay. We choose to fight the darkness and the sadness, to fight the questions and the lies and the myth of all that’s missing. We choose to stay, because we are stories still going. Because there is still some time for things to turn around, time for surprises and for change. We stay because no one else can play our part.

Life is worth living.

We’ll see you tomorrow.”

- Jamie Tworkowski; founder of TWLOHA

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1. When course schedules are released and you have a conflict between two required classes.

2. When there is only one section of a popular course.

3. Receiving the 18,000 emails reminding you to register ASAP.

4. When you need to see an advisor, but they are too busy/unresponsive.

5. Trying not to dress like a bum for your appointments with your advisors/department heads.

6. When you have a perfectly planned out schedule, and one class ruins it.

7. Carefully moving things around to accommodate a different class/section.

8. Waking up at 6:00 a.m. for your enrollment time.

9. Concocting a new schedule at your enrollment time after your original plan gets changed.

10. Getting into a class and filling the last available seat.

11. When all of your classes finally go through.

12. Realizing that you forgot a class that was a pre-requisite for everything else.

When your capability of "adulting" is put to the test

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"Nobody living in one of the most influential nations in the world should be worried about making ends meet."

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Because who understands your bitterness better than April?

1. When you have to provide an "interesting fact" for your first day ice-breaker.

2. When your professor is babbling on and on in his lecture.

3. When you edit your friend's paper and they get an A.

4. When it's 2 AM and you remember you have a test tomorrow.

5. When you finish taking the test and you're pretty sure you failed...

6. ...but then you get the test back and somehow passed.

7. When you've been up for 12 hours straight writing a paper.

8. And then you manage to stay awake in class the next day.

9. When you have to butter up your professor for an extra credit opportunity.

10. When you're assigned a group project.

11. And your group-mates are trying to chat about life instead of the assignment.

12. When it's your last class of the day and you're about to go home.

13. But then you remember rent is due tonight and the anger comes back.

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