• Do not be cruel. Do not let your actions or words hurt people, and prevent other people from hurting themselves or others.
• Do not judge people categorically. Do not form prejudices.
• Do not judge people in general.
• Absolutely try your hardest at anything you attempt, or else think harder before you attempt it. Do not settle for less.
• Seek to educate and inform even when it takes bravery to do so.
• Stand by what you believe in, but also keep an open mind and be kind to everyone.
• "Your heart is a weapon the size of your fist. Keep fighting, keep loving."
• Live consciously -- everything is a choice and everything has meaning.
• Listen first and think before you speak.
• Never be bored. Pay attention to the small things, pay attention to the moment, enjoy the present, be curious about everything -- it's these things that matter.
• All limitations are self-imposed (for me).
• Assertiveness is attractive, indecisiveness is not.
• Love everything you can.
• Have more fun.
• Don't overthink shit.
• Nothing's the end. Most things either don't matter, or you can change them if you think outside the box.

Things that describe me:

• queer friendly
• sex positive
• body positive
• pro-choice
• pro-abortion
• pro-sex education
• feminist (while recognizing the problems therein)
• atheist
• pansexual

I would modify our government to be a more compassionate, democratic, transparent government with:

• less violence and involvement overseas,
• less money-driven politics,
• less corporate power,
• free press with more rigor on actually telling news and less on entertainment,
• better justice system, so people don't get under- nor over-punished,
• less corruption in all fields,
• much higher minimum wage,
• heavily subsidized, reliable, convenient public transportation in almost all areas,
• better bike lanes, with raised islands dividing the car lanes and the bike lane on every multi-lane street,
• plentiful, well-stocked public libraries, at least one in every district,
• give public schools a bigger budget and less inane standardized tests to keep great teachers on board,
• create large, clean, and children-oriented parks in every area so that anybody can access them, like San Francisco's Golden Gate Park or New York's Central Park,
• provide free, high-quality extracurricular activities for children, including:
  • music lessons and rentals,
  • access to sports,
  • camps over breaks,
• more free support systems for people who are struggling:
  • financially, e.g. with loans, employment, or food and housing,
  • with illness, mental or physical,
  • with abuse, mental or physical,
• generally more social programs, benefits, and empowerment for everybody,
• yes, that means steep taxes for the very wealthy (250K+, I daresay),
• focus on children and education above all.

Jessica for President!