Does it happen for a reason?

 A major belief in my life is that everything really does happen for a reason. If you get in a fight and lost your best friend, even if it feels terrible, it happened for a reason. Even if you do not believe in God, I still believe there is a higher power in the world that knows what is best for you. I have gone through the most traumatic things in my life. My sister was murdered a couple years ago, and while that was the worst thing to ever happen to me and my family, I learned so much from it. I learned how to appreciate life more, I learned that friends and family will ALWAYS be the most important things in the world. Every argument, every fall out you have with an important person in your life, happened for a reason. It teaches you strength, it teaches you independence. 

I of course still have days where I just think about all the bad things and feel so sad, I think everyone does. But on those days, I will sit there and remind myself over and over again, that my life is this way for a reason. Someone out there knew I needed to be taught something to improve the way I live my life, even if it was going to hurt me first. 

Even when it is not about strength, sometimes you think you need someone when you don't. I lost my best friend of 9 years because of something shitty she didn't me. I was so heartbroken and I felt so betrayed for the longest time. But because of this, I met my boyfriend and a whole new group of friends that would never hurt me and I seriously just love to death. I met my people because something happened in my life. If I never lost this best friend, I would have never switched high schools, I would have never went to North Central. I learned to be thankful and not dwell on bad things that happen to be because it is going to bring greatness to my future even if it sucks so bad in the process.