I choose to stay.

I choose to stay because  there's so much to do. So many books to read. So many songs to find. So many people to meet. So many different flavors of ice cream to try. So many roads to drive. So many movies to cuddle during. So many laughs with future children. So many outfits I get to pick out. So many ways I can do my hair. So many Saturday afternoons where the world stands still for a minute. So many pairs of shoes to try on. So many blankets to feel. So many stolen laughs during school with a friend. So many Sunday nights to contemplate where I'm going in life. So many recipes to actually try and succeed. So many tests I can learn from. So many people that know so much more than me. They've made it this far, and so I choose to now.

No matter how hard life gets, and it will get hard, this is my way of reminding me that I already promised my self that I'm staying. You've made if this far, and you're still young. There's still so many things to experience, this is not the end.

I am loved. You are loved. We are loved. We don't need sticky notes on every locker to remind us. We don't need cliché pieces of paper passed around, we need to act. Don't be a pile of words, show the people you know that you care. And if you don't care, find something to care about. Life can't be enjoyed when apathy is involved.

Chose to stay now, and don't let your decision change the minute you're diploma is handed to you.