to say '1 loveyou"

day lifestyle. But what happens when our everyday lifestyle is altered and we lose what matters the most to us? How do we really know what is important then and how important is it exactly?

After last school year. I thought that r had lost what I cared about the most to me. I was almost positive that I wasn't possibly going to survive. I began to lose sight of the other important things in my life and only bothered to focus on those outside entities that consumed my daily life.

When I finally admitted to myself that I wasn't dealing with my emotions and facing the fact that I had lost what was most important to me, I decided to turn to my mom for some advice. I asked her where the average person was supposed to go from here after such a loss. I asked my mom what should be important to me now. lt was then that my mom gave me the best advice r could have ever asked for.

She told me that everything we as humans stress over, worry about and do now will not matter in the end. She said what is and what should be the most important to us is that we should never lose sight of love. She said for as long as we have love, that is all we need. The next most important piece of advice my mom gave me was to tell the people I love that I love them and to tell them fre- overexertion from dancing so much causes you to sweat out the alcohol, therefore leaving you not as drunk at the end of the night. Even if you don't enjoy dancing, just stand against the wall. Beleive me, you won't be the only one. Some clubs now have seating for such wallflowers. Palmer's Social Club has couches running along the walls around their three dance floors. Club Flow also features comfy sofas for those who only come to profile.

The one main advantage I see to attending the club over the bar is the likeliness to casually bump into a celebrity. Sure, you can enjoy local bands performing at local bars, but what about the many concerts held at Chrome Night Club, Transit or Egypt with big-name performers?

With the club, even if you don't have money, there's always "the let out." Just stand outside at 2 a.m., act like you were in the club and rack up some numbers (mostly a guy thing). There is no way I am going to spend time getting dressed just to waste money sitting on a bar stool all night with people blowing cigarette smoke in quently for we never know when it will be their or our last day. She also reminded me that life goes on after such a loss and it was important to continue loving not only our friends and family but ourselves. too.

After much thought I realized that my mom was rignt. I was spending too much time on everything else and running from what was most important, love. Most importantly I learned that I should tell those whom I love that I do love them and how much they mean to me in case tomorrow never comes.