Romantic involvement distracts you and can blind you to what’s really in front of you.

And, what’s really in front of you? You are.

You don’t even know yourself yet. You think you know and you want to assert that you do, now that you are a certain age, but you don’t. What’s in front of you is a whole world of experience beyond your imagination.

Put yourself and your growth development first. There are long-term repercussions to what you’re doing now. Everything you do, every thought you have, every word you say creates a memory that you will hold in your body. It’s imprinted on you and affects you in subtle ways you are not always aware of.

With that in mind be conscious and very selective.

(words by Phylicia Rashad)