Stop what you're doing and think about where you are at this exact moment: What time is it? What day is it? Why are you here? How did you get here?

Time is racing each and every day, calculating every second, every minute, and every hour. We are growing older as each minute passes and in every minute, we are experiencing life. We are living. We are creating memories. We are born being taught how to be cared for, how to feed ourselves, how to deal with our emotions, how to make decisions, and etcetera. With that, we grow. We make mistakes, we learn from them, and we keep moving forward.

My parents have always told me that the decisions I make will shape the person I become one day. I think growing up, that has stuck with me. I look up to my parents and the guidance they give me. For me, choosing to let go has made me a better and stronger person today. The girl that was once my best friend became the girl that I no longer felt close to or felt that I could trust. It is hard accepting that the friends you have now or have had may not be permanent. However, I have accepted that people do change and that what was once something great could be temporary. The boy that was my first love later became the reason for my heartbreak. As you're growing up, you learn what is meant to be in your life and what is just a small temporary piece of it.

Still, I grew.

We are people and we are only human. We go through highs and lows and we are learning. I am still growing up and I am still figuring it all out at nineteen years old.

Now, going into my sophomore year of college, I am looking back at how far I have come. I have overcome weak points where I did not like the person I was or the ones around me. Contrary to that, I have grown into a person who is strong, independent, and motivated.

Learning as well as choosing to let go has made me see that I have an unconditional will and strength to forget the things that were not good for me. Letting go is hard. We don't want to let go but sometimes doing so is the best decision we can make.