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Surround Yourself With Love—You Won't Regret It

It’s amazing when you realize who you do love and who gives you those moments of happiness.

Presley Cranston

Feb 12, 2018

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Surround Yourself With Love—You Won't Regret It

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Have you ever been in a moment where you are sincerely happy and you have to take a second to really take it in?

I have.

I have recently been given the advice to surround yourself with love, and it stuck with me.

When I thought about the statement to surround yourself with love, I instantly thought about being in a moment where you are so genuinely happy you don’t want the moment to end. I think if you are around people you love, and doing things you love, you will always be able to have those moments.

I am a firm believer in the saying “you are as good as the people you surround yourself with.” I never completely understood the saying until recently, and it never fully hit me until this year. I believe that I was a person who was always around people who were definitely my friends and people who made me happy, but I still hadn’t found the people who saw me for me and I always had a genuinely great time with.

I was surrounded by people at the time because I was doing certain things in my life that were important — that is something that I will never regret, but I always had this feeling. The feeling was that I wasn’t expressing myself to my full potential. I have obviously had a great life and I have loved my life, but until recently I really have taken a step back for myself, and realized who I need to be surrounded with. It’s amazing when you realize who you do love and who gives you those moments of happiness.

I encourage everyone to do this. If you are feeling in a rut or if you are feeling stuck in a certain situation, change it. Take a step back and decide if you are around people you love, or maybe it’s what you are doing with your life.

Do you have people holding you back? Do you love the job that you are doing? If not, change it. Do you want to take more time for yourself? Do it. Time is too short to be wasted living in moments that are you aren’t truly being yourself.

Find that job you love. Find the hobbies that make you happy. Find your people.

It will truly make a huge difference in your life because once you make surrounding yourself in love a main priority in life, those things that were holding you back won’t even be in your mind.

Life is amazing, so why not spend it surrounded in love?

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The world's greatest university meets the world's greatest show.

1. When you get your acceptance letter

2. When you try to figure out how class enrollment works

3. When it’s move in day

4. When you arrive on campus and see all of the attractive people

5. FROG Week

6. When you find your squad

7. When you visit DHall (RIP) or EHall for the first time

8. When you take on way too many credits

9. When you go to your first party at JMU

10. When the rival school shows up for the homecoming game (or any game really)

11. Sunday Brunch

12. When you see the infamous “preacher” for the first time

13. The first snow day

14. Madipalooza

15. When finals week rolls around

16. When you have to say goodbye

17. And when you finally get to go back

Do you have a small get-together or throw a big bash?

1. Your family and friends ask what you want for your birthday, so you give them a list of options.

2. You're super excited about your birthday the week before.

3. Your family flies in town to celebrate with you.

4. Your siblings wake you up.

5. Your friends are so excited to be with you on your big day.

6. If you work, your office might throw a party for you.

7. For your actual party, you plan a small get-together with close family and friends ...

8. ... or large celebration with everyone you know.

9. You eat the best meal you've had in weeks.

10. You devour the first piece of cake proudly.

11. You embarrass yourself somehow.

12. You get the present you really wanted but thought no one would get you.

13. You are a little sad about getting older.

14. That feeling wears off and you realize how happy you are to have family and friends to celebrate this day with you.

15. The morning after your birthday looks something like this.

Syllabus week doesn't exist.

All names should be "unisex names."

1. Communicating via email can be awkward.

2. Appointments usually accompany weird looks.

3. Introducing yourself to someone is never without a hitch.

4. You’ve probably thought about changing your name.

5. You’re often asked why you have the name you do.

6. You get excited when you meet someone of your gender with your name.

7. You feel awkward when you meet someone of the opposite gender with your name.

8. You’ve had someone say to you, “I knew a [your name], but they were [your opposite gender].”

9. You’ve heard a bad joke/pick-up line or two about your name before.

10. People are surprised when they see you.

11. You’re extra sensitive to other unique or unisex names.

12. You’ve fought with your parents about it.

13. All things considered, you’re happy your name makes you unique.

You know that all of these things apply to you. You'll just never tell.

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