14 More Things

1. I am going to try my best to be softer and to worry less about perfection.

2. I will work to convince myself (over and over again) that societal myths about productivity, wealth and power are false. I know this will be difficult because I live in society. I will try over and over (and over and over) to remind myself otherwise.

3. I will give in to the urges of my body and my mind and not feel terrible for doing so.

4. I will eat less meals on the subway. I will eat less meals in front of a computer screen.

5. I won’t feel bad about staying in on a Friday night if what I want to do is to stay in on a Friday night.

6. I won’t feel bad about feeling bad.

7. I will learn new things. I will re-learn others. And I will forget and make mistakes that I last made twenty years ago.

8. I will drink more water and use the bathroom regularly.

9. I will give myself room to understand what I want out of life and in doing so I understand that I will still occasionally (often) get lost. I will find my way and figure it out. And then I will re-figure it out. Over and over again.

10. I used to like General Tso’s Chicken. I do not care for it anymore. I will accept this. I am still me.

11. I will watch pornography and sometimes I will watch too much. I will swear that I will never watch pornography again. And then I will watch pornography again and sometimes I will watch too much.

12. I will be in nature and I won’t worry about what my beingness in nature is preventing me from accomplishing. (See also #2)

13. I will forgive those who I hated in high school, and hope that they also forgive me.

14. I will accept that I am ever changing and hope that those who love me will change with me.