but listen.

you don’t need to mellow it down.
you don’t need to let that smile be taken away by every other person who walks in your life.
you don’t need to be dependent to be happy.
and that’s what you need to learn today.

there’s nothing that should stop you from being you.
nothing that should make you settle down,
compromise with who you are.

if you talk loudly,
do it.
if you laugh like there’s no tomorrow,
do it a bit crazier next time.
if you love, and love deeply,
do it wild,...