I’ve decided that this semester will be MY semester. I’m focusing on my classes, my mental and physical health and building strong relationships with my friends. The first half of freshman year wasn’t so great me, so I’m taking it in my own hands to turn that around. Here are a few of my favorite quotes that help me stay in this mindset, along with other Her Campus George Mason writers’ attitudes towards handling the new semester. Use these as your social media bio, Instagram caption, recite it to yourself during tough times, or print it out and hang it on your wall!
1. You’re always one decision away from living an entirely different life.
2. “Stop crying about what happened and take control of what happens next. Get up, right now. Rise up from where you’ve been, scrub away the tears and the pain of yesterday, and start again… Girl, wash your face!” -Rachel Hollis
3. Replace “Why is this happening to me?” with “What is this trying to tell me?”
4. Hit em with a “cool” and move on
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5. “Actually, I just woke up one day and decided I didn’t want to feel like that anymore, or ever again. So I changed. Just like that.” -Twitter user @oyerooh
6. “So, do it. Decide. Is this the life you want to live? Is this the person you want to love? Is this the best you can be? Can you be stronger? Kinder? More compassionate? Decide. Breath in . Breathe out and decide.” -Meredith Gray
6. Try to love yourself as much as you want someone else to
7. “The flower doesn’t dream of the bee. It blossoms and the bee comes.” -Mark Nep
8. “Put your hair in a bun and get shit done”
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11. “Treat yo self!”
12. “Remember, a lot of these people aren’t ya real friends. They’re just a distraction.” -Twitter user @kodaklens
13. “Don’t let the world depress you. It’s a mess, you are a star. Don’t let the world deter you, we prefer you as you are” -Lin Manuel Miranda
14. “Never forget that a flower grows in the sun and the rain. Both make it stronger. Go through what you go through.”
15. “I am going to make you so proud.” – Note to my future self
16. “You don’t have to let them know you’re doing good; you don’t have to prove anything. you can just do good. just be.” — alhwrites.tumblr.com
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17. “Don’t carry toxic people into 2019 or it’s going to be another 2018.”
18. “If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now, for wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.” -Vincent van Gogh
19. Just say “yikes” & move on
This is your year, collegiettes! Follow these mantras and live your best life each and every day!