Life is short, live it well. Here are just some of the ways you can begin doing so:

1. It’s OK to not know what you want to do with the rest of your life.
2. “The value of a college education is not the learning of many facts but the training of the mind to think.” –Albert Einstein
3. It’s OK that if you change your major more than once.
4. You’re young. Live a little.
5. But don’t take your life for granted.
6. “Your shoes aren’t nearly as valuable as the experiences you’ll miss out on because you’re too busy keeping them clean.” –Dallas Clayton
7. We worry about tomorrow like it’s promised -- it’s not.
8. Explore until you find your passion.
9. God will use your passions for His will if you give Him control.
10. Don’t settle for less than what you deserve (in all areas of your life).
11. “Wherever you are, be all there.” –Jim Elliot
12. Always be kind, whether or not you feel like it.
13. Do what you love, love what you do.
14. Do less documenting and more living.
15. Less talking and more listening.
16. Love others more.
17. Love yourself more.
18. Never lose the joy of life.
19. Climb trees.
20. Drink chocolate milk when you're sad.
21. Paint pictures.
22. Dance in your kitchen.
23. Belly laugh over silly things.
24. Listen to new music and share.
25. Experience new and exciting things.
26. Watch the sunrise/sunset with your friends.
27. Sing at the top of your lungs.
28. “Pay more attention to your creator than your critics.” -Unknown
29. Forgive well and forgive often.
30. God has a perfect plan for your life, trust Him.
31. "You're imperfect and you're wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging." -Brene Brown
32. Don’t waste your life by looking for someone to share it with.
33. Be a servant, but don’t allow them to walk all over you.
34. “Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.” –Henry David Thoreau
35. Simplicity is key.
36. Hug your parents or the one who raised you -- they won’t always be around.
37. “Remember this, had any other condition been better for you than the one in which you are, divine love would have put you there.” –Spurgeon
38. In order to find contentment, the thing or person you put your trust in to fulfill that must never change. The only one that never changes is The Lord and his perfect nature.
39. “I make myself rich by making my wants few.” –Henry David Thoreau
40. Just because you’ve messed up in the past doesn’t mean you can’t change your future.
41. Find true friends that support you enough to tell you when you’re wrong.
42. Be honest.
43. Walk with your head held high but dress yourself with humility.
44. Don’t pretend to love something because you want to fit in.
45. “Can you remember who you were before the world told you to be?” –Unknown
46. It’s OK that you’re different. It’s good, actually.
47. “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” –C.S. Lewis

Listen, young adults or anyone who is reading, don’t be so troubled by the things of the world that you forget the joy of the life God has given us.