‎"I'm not a stop along the way; I'm a destination."

Quoting Blair Waldorf right there.

I gotta say I'm a Gossip Girl addict and I don't love it just because everyone does, or because the "hot" guys. I actually like the plot of if. It teaches you, it's made me learn about life. You are probably wondering WHY/WHAT would a gossip-drama-full show teach me? Well, first of all, I've learned not to trust everyone, because, truth is; you really can't trust people, someday, somehow, they'll let you down, it's life. I've also learned how blessed I am. No, I don't live in New York (I wish I did, tho) nor do I have those gorgeous outfits, purses, shoes, I'm not rich either.. so, you'd say why do I feel blessed? Well, as simple as, I have both my parents with me, I have friends, real ones, not friends who just like me because my mom is a fashion designer and has front-row seats to Bryant Park's Fashion Week, or because my family owns a huge industry, or because I'm rich and have a humongous house.. No, I have friends who like me for who I am, who enjoy being with me, even if they sometimes don't show it, I know they do.

Am I contradicting myself? No. Because that's why I love this show, because it teaches me that THINGS are not important in life. You see Blair Waldorf, she's gorgeous, has a kill-for body and she wears the most beautiful outfits I've ever seen but.. is she really happy? does she really enjoy her life? No, she's empty, selfish and shallow. We also see Chuck Bass, many guys would kill to be him: money. hot face. chicks. a hotel. living by his own. But, again, is he really happy? No, he isn't. He doesn't have his family with him, he doesn't have the most important thing in life with him: LOVE.

I know Gossip Girl is a TV show. I KNOW it's not real life, but I, sadly, also know there are people out there who are just like them. Not in a tv show, in real life. Why bother trying to be the best at everything? Or to always have the latest trends? Why being selfish? Shallow? Why try to be something you're not?

Why don't we just enjoy what we have?

Why don't we live happy with what we have? with who we are?

Don't be a character. Be yourself, everyone else is taken. Be a good friend, a good daughter/son, a good sibling, a good student, a good person.. a REAL person, and when you're all that.. it'll all come to its place.

Enjoy your lives, people. Love life and it'll love you back.

xo