Balancing career ambition and a long distance relationship isn’t a piece of cake. Sometimes doing your best just doesn’t cut it, it gets extremely frustrating. But you have to tell yourself that it’ll all be worth it. I mean, what’s sunshine if you get it everyday? Weathering the storm makes the journey well worth the struggle. It’s not easy at all, it hardly ever is. But there are those who let themselves get washed away and those who fight to stay afloat for better days. You begin to realize that love is never really about feeling great, being happy, and finding perfection. Love reveals its true definition in the moments when we overcome our struggles, when we realize the true beauty of love is created in our darkest, most challenging moments. Tough times come and go, but tough people last forever. You really have to be better than your best to make it through the rest.