Doing things your younger self loved is a happy way to thank yourself for how far you’ve come. For example, last week I invited my friends over for a “slumber party” like we used to do in high school. There were many differences from then to now. We drank wine instead of juice, we stayed at my house instead of my friend’s mom’s house, and we were 23 to 24 years old rather than 17. Years later, it still feels like our sleepovers were yesterday. While watching the parodies Scary Movie One and Two, I reminisced about what it has taken to keep our friendships alive and well. One of the greatest gifts we can have as humans experiencing our time on earth is the love we feel and can share with others. Love can come from many different aspects of life, but the vulnerability that is pulled from love is raw, open and warm. It’s arguably what makes the world go around. Amid life’s chaos, we have to accept the hardships and tribulations but do not forget the love. The people around you who…