- "you are not the sum of your accomplishments; you are an accumulation of all the lives you have impacted and the laughter you have caused"
- do not be afraid to cut out toxic people from your life. all you gotta do is distance yourself from them.
- some things are out of your control and that's okay. you cannot control the outcome, only the process.
- friendship comes naturally; if you find yourself forcing yourself to be friends with someone to the point that it hurts, it's not worth it .
- don't be a dictatorial close-minded asshole like your father. hear people out and don't get mad when they don't agree with you-- let them say their piece.
- don't be a complacent elitist like your mother. have a voice and be nice to blue collar workers.
- writing takes a whole lot of patience, keep trying every day even if what comes out isn't what you'd like.
- if you wait for yourself to be completely ready to work on something, you'll never ever get to start.
- be open-minded and never self-righteous. never ever forget how much you love the world.
- If it's not priority, DON'T DO IT even if it sounds appealing and productive.
- overthink everything and you'll lose all your faith in good things. sometimes you have to be a bit delusional to stay afloat in this very cruel, very sadistic world, and that's okay. like the thing because you like it and don't let the negative part of that thing stop you from liking it.
- there will be days (emphasis on the s) that you'll get absolutely nothing done and that's okay? we're human, we get unproductive and lazy. don't blame yourself, don't feel frustrated about it. just let yourself relax with the intention of working in a while until you are ready to begin being productive again.
- there will be times in dire, stressful situations where you feel like taking a nap will be as effective as chugging a cup of coffee but you're WRONG. chug that cup of coffee and keep working, your mind is lying to you because it's LAZY AS FUCK.
- you can't force yourself to love someone romantically. sometimes they will fulfill all the bullet points you think you want in a romantic partner, but you just won't be able to bring yourself to give the affection they want. and that's completely okay. feelings are irrational and many times very stupid, and that's just what makes us human. just because someone wants you, you should not feel obligated to want them back. similarly, if a person does not love you back, it is not your fault, especially if you think you have been trying to be the best version of yourself thus far. sometimes you just aren't their type, and that does NOT make you a lesser person, it just means that you are, again, just not their type or what they're looking for.
- go to church. pray. don't forget where you came from.
- art is made not just to speak out about things, sometimes it is also made to entertain. no matter how pretentious you claim to be as a person, let yourself watch cheesy romance films and read YA books and like things that are not as deep.
- if you get rich, don't change your lifestyle. just give the excess to a place people could better utilize it.
- sometimes you have to make wrong decisions to make the right ones. that is the fact of self-growth. we are only doing what we can in any given point in time.
jun 23 2016 ∞
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