Refusing to allow your shortcomings to be the end of you
Listening
Feeling a little bit uncomfortable
Finding solutions
Not coveting the possessions of others, especially if you have no plan to earn them yourself through hard work
The quickness and ease with which you’re willing to share
Not losing sight of your goal
Being an excellent guest
Inclusiveness
Knowing when to give up your impulse to control a situation
Keeping your mind fresh with games and puzzles
Reading situations in general—being tuned into to the feelings of others
Protecting what you’ve built
…but knowing when to walk away for good
Properly shampooing your hair
Smiling!
Liking what you like without fear of being judged for it
Keeping my name out of your fucking mouth
Taking the high road
When appropriate, options outside of pharmaceuticals
Shamelessness
Staying off your phone during meals and conversations
Ridding yourself of the expectation of special treatment
Mending relationships that went sour due to temporary ego inflation (on either or both sides).
Taking a beat before responding to important questions
Feeling beautiful
Know when you are wrong and admit fault
Whatever it is that makes you feel sexy
Calling your insecurities out for the bullshit that they are
Your karma
Refusing to engage in unhealthy conversations
Freeing yourself of emotional and physical clutter
Healthier boundaries with your electronics
Communicating gracefully
Taking a hit gracefully
Rewatching Grace Under Fire
Just—anything that has to do with “grace” is a good thing
10,000 hours of the thing you love most (Marathoning Dateline doesn’t count).
Saving your money, for fuck’s sake
Partying responsibly
Saying “no” to optional tasks that you’ll dread having to do
Keeping your leash long if you desire a leash at all
Kicking down anything that stands between you and your dreams
Remembering that feeling “dead inside” or any variation of that is a defense mechanism that will melt away when you chose to let it
Not dwelling on money poorly-spent
Seeing the inner child of someone that you’re angry with
Staying in your own lane
Refining your tastes
Your tendency to cling to material possessions
Autonomy
Maintaining a healthy relationship with your family
At the end of the day, not really giving a fuck what anyone thinks about you
Fostering the dreams of your loved ones
Bravery
Simple improvements to your living environment
Personal hygiene
Maintaining good health for the sake of yourself and those that love you
Not defining yourself by the balance on your ATM receipt
Shedding harmful actions from your routines
The ability to live with your choices
Constantly reminding yourself that you are not your relationship status and are personally responsible for your own life
Consumption of all things unnecessary
Learning how to spell “unnecessary” and other words that your fingers always fumble while typing
Breathing
Laughing at yourself first
Allowing yourself to have a good time, goddamnit
The scent of your home
Checking your boobs for lumps and bumps (even if you’re a dude.
Seeing as many sides of a given issue as possible
Self-education
Remembering that people’s actions are rarely a reflection of their feelings for you
Recognizing your own passive-aggression and realizing that it’s just another form of cowardice
Knowing when to not say a word
… and speaking up for what’s right when no one else will
Filling out those Moleskine notebooks you’ve accumulated over the years instead of buying new ones and thinking that you’ve finally found the one worth keeping up with
Making decisions based on the greater good, not your personal gain
Keeping your head out of your own ass
Allowing yourself to go fucking crazy once in awhile
Saying “yes” as frequently as possible, even if you’re not sure why
Forgiving yourself for all of those times that you went fucking crazy
Unwisely putting your love for another before your love for yourself
Refusing to let others tell you who you are
Allowing yourself to really believe that your failures are leading you to your biggest success
Financial, spiritual and emotional generosity
Knowing when it’s someone else’s day
Acting without ulterior motives
Depersonalizing disappointments
Listening to new music
Challenging yourself to finish that book you’ve been picking up and putting down for six months
Watching “the classics” – you don’t want to be the person at the cocktail party who’s never seen Chinatown, Gaslight or All About Eve
Your ability to find humor in almost any situation
Following up with people you love about things you know are troubling them
Your relationship with nature
Challenging your prejudices
Building a personal relationship with some sort of higher power
Making others feel comfortable
Remembering that you are loved and never truly alone
