This world is filled with so many unhappy people. People who wake up in the morning dreading going to work. Counting down the hours until they can go home only to wake up the next day and still be faced with that feeling of being unfulfilled.

To be honest with you, I do not believe in fate, destiny, or the quote that "everything happens for a reason."

I believe we learn from experiences, but your life is your own just as your actions are your own. If you want something, if you want to obtain a certain goal, and/or if you want to be a someone that makes a difference or make something out of your life, the only thing standing in the way is you.

At the age of eighteen, I have a whole life and a whole world ahead of me. However, if there is one thing I have learned in my years of existence thus far, it is that finding happiness and finding what you LOVE is so important.

There are so many lost souls in search of what makes them feel alive, what gives them a purpose in life. I am a firm believer that if you want to seek adventure and a life that makes you happiest, it is all within your hands.

The importance of finding what you love to do is for the sheer purpose of living, rather than simply existing. We are all alive but there is a vast difference between having a routine that lacks creativity, purpose, and adventure and one that does.

Before you think there is nothing left to do, nowhere to go, no-one to meet, just remember that this world has over 7.6 billion people living on it, millions of miles to explore, and thousands upon thousands of opportunities for those who are willing to work for them.

Instead of being unhappy with the person you have become or the life you have- go forth and start finding the things you truly love. Create purpose and meaning and take time to find what you love to do. It is easier said than done but everything good in life requires time and effort. Your life is only what you make of it so make it the best one because you only have one.