Wage a personal revolution
Friday, July 3, 2009
1. i will not allow my fears and shyness get in the way of what i really want to do
2. i will do, wear believe and listen (loudly) to what i want even if it is not excepted
3. i will be a doer and not just a dreamer
1. I will not let my insecurities hold me back from expressing my individuality
2. I will do what I want to do
3. I will be more self-confident
1. I will be me.
2. I won't succumb to everyone's else wishes. Just my own.
3. I know I'm somebody. I won't let anyone else tell me otherwise.
1. I WILL love myself, and each of my imperfections.
2. I WILL make music, even if no one listens.
3. I WILL fulfill my dream.
1. I will stop thinking about that silly boy.
2. I will never be afraid to do things that I want to do.
3. I will help make the world a nicer place.
1. My past is a part of me, but I will not let it dictate who I am or will be.
2. I will forgive, let go, and move on to the very best of my ability.
3. I will step outside of my comfort zone occasionally and become less introverted.
1, I will stop going after people I can't be with
2. I will make my music a bigger part of my life
3. I will stand up for others who cant do it themselves
1. I will be happy with right now
2. I will stand up for myself
3. I will follow my heart at all costs, in all that I do
1. I will stop worrying so much about the future.
2. I will do what I want to do, not what everyone else keeps telling me to do.
3. I will be more confident, more sure of myself.
1. I will let someone care about me.
2. I will accept that who I am isn't who I wanted to be.
3. I will go to the gym.
I am not what my past tells me I am, I am whatever I am at this moment, now, and I get to chose what that is every second of every day. I am always changing.
Being responsible for my own actions, good or bad, takes away most of the feelings of powerlessness that can become overwhelming if ignored.
By rejecting reality (with rationalization, drugs, denial, food, sex, etc) I cause myself pain. By accepting reality, I can move forward with a clear head, a kind heart and make sound decisions.
I will rid myself of every last trace of guilt.
I will start listening to myself.
I will never let fear get in my way.
1. I will start practicing what I preach
2. I will start developing a work ethic on my own and become more independent
3. I will stop being in love with someone who could never love me back
1. I will try not to build up walls as soon as someone tries to get closer to me and build doors instead.
2. I will move on from the hurt I have felt/dealt and remember that the future isn't just the past on repeat.
3. I will suck it up and share my art with others, stop worrying whether others think what I do is any good.
1. I will stop hoping that an old love will one day want to talk to me again or be interested in my life and what I have accomplished.
2. I will actually embrace the idea that all things are connected and matter, and so all things should be considered (even if only for a moment) with the gravity due them.
3. Try to take a more active and positive role in the lives of others as well as my own.
1. I will trust that things are going to work out eventually!
2. I will stop wondering who loves me, and why, and how much.
3. I will get off my ass and accomplish things!!
1. I will stop waking up every morning hoping I win the lottery so I don't have to wake up in the morning.
2. I will stop dreaming and start achieving.
3. I will stop putting up walls all the time and start letting people inside.
I will live my life for God and not myself.
I will let go of my past.
I will stop allowing my emotions to get the best of me.
1: I will stop limiting myself to my own expectations, but try to push myself and grow.
2: I will not stop loving and living, no matter what.
3: My freedom will not be compromised.
I will be bigger then this town.
I will not be afraid to vocalize the issues that I feel strongly about, even if my family/those near me disagree.
Before I try and fix the world, I'm going to fix the broken inside me.
I will mellow out my pride a bit (Its starting to get in the way of my logic)
I will try to be less blank and uninteresting
I will find a better way to spend my time!!!!
i) I will be my own best friend
ii) I will stop being afraid of change
iii) I will stop helplessly floating through life like I have no control over it
I will stop keeping my thoughts to myself.
I will experience things I have never experienced before.
I will quit checking my e-mail multiple times a day to see if someone who probably doesn't really care about me has sent me a message.
I will stop trying to please everyone in my life and focus on making myself happy.
I will quite worrying about things I do not know or about things that I have no control over.
I will stop living in the past.
I will escape conformity
I will not fear his presence
I will be the person people turn to for kindness and protection
1) I will let go of worry and learn to love my flawed but amazing life
2) I will not fear the judgment of others
3) I will believe that I can be madly fallen in love with
1. I will stop doubting my self and giving into the fear of failing.
2. I will stop procrastinating and take action now, not later.
3. I will stop trying to imitate those whom I think are better than me. I will remind my self that I am my own person with my own personality, talents and dreams..
1. I will listen to the side of my brain that's not crazy.
2. I will be able to form close relationships with people without becoming afraid and running away.
3. I will remember that I am allowed to have feelings and opinions and thoughts as much as everyone else is. And that it's okay to make mistakes sometimes, people won't hate me for it.
1.stop caring about what people will think if youre with the certain person you want to be with...if theyre actually your friends they wont care too much
2.do what you want to do, not what other people want you to do.
3.stop thinking so much and do what your initial instinct says..itll be more fun =]
1. I will always find an adventure to involve myself in.
2. I will talk to strangers.
3. I will use my gifts/talents to create something beautiful and worth sharing.
1. I will figure out what I want, not what others want me to want.
2. I will go for what I want, regardless, unless it harms others.
3. I will love unconditionally, as much as I possibly can.
1. I will love myself, so that I can truly love others.
2. I will focus on the love I find in God, rather than trying to find love in others.
3. I will put more effort into the person I want to be, rather than the person I want to find.
1. I am going to do well in school, to meet my goal of transferring to a university abroad.
2. I am going to volunteer more; at my church and at local museums.
3. I will get active, physically and mentally.
1. I will stop procrastinating & finally give myself a chance.
2. I will start being more social. Get involved in things I really care about & show people more of my self.
3. I will actually start on all the things I want to get done. Change my surroundings (aka: clean my room), put my ideas into action.
1. I will stop trying to control uncontrollable 'things'
2. I will let people look into my eyes
3. I will live for and accept each moment as it comes; no more anger about the past, no more worry about the future.
1. Stop worrying about my problems, there are much bigger ones out there.
2. Start saving the world instead of just thinking about
3. Try not to make friends with people who don't want to be mine, i already have great ones
1. i will stop wasting my time on people who arent willing to waste theirs on me
2. i will not hurt myself
3. i will live my life, not yours.
1. i will not beat myself up over trivial things.
2. i will do more to help those in this world that aren't as fortunate as i am.
3. i will find my puropose in life and do it to the best of my ability.
1. I will not let him take the rest of my life
2. I will be honest with myself
3. I will stand up
1. I will actually strive to be the best at something.
2. I'm going to connect.
3. I'm going to give it a shot.
1. i will find passion and purpose in my life.
2. i will appreciate the people i have in my life.
3. i will change the things i don't like for the better.
1. I will forgive her for dying.
2. I will forgive myself for living.
3. I will figure our a third thing.
1. I will figure out my next step
2. I will finish school... just three more classes left...
3. Work to be more caring with my family
1. I will watch less and write more.
2. I will stand up.
3. I will sing regularly. . . or extraordinarily.
1. I will stop getting mad about the stupidest things
2. I will stop making excuses
3. I will let her go
1. I will get over you, no matter what that means.
2. I will do what makes me happy.
3. I will make decisions and never look back.
1. I will stop worrying about the things I could have done
2. I will get over some of those pety fears of mine
3. I will not have so many doubts
1. I will look for the positive instead of dwelling on the negative.
2. I will enjoy the here and now instead of worrying about past and future.
3. I'll say, "Please" "Thank you" and "I love you" more.
1. I won't be so easily discouraged
2. I will finish the different things that I have started
3. I won't be so quick to judge, and dismiss people
1. I stop loving him.
2. I will follow trough on projects that I start.
3. I will accept things as they come.
1. I will stop worrying about things that are out of my control.
2. I will learn to take better care of myself.
3. I will continue to love him with my full heart no matter how bad it will hurt me when he leaves.
1. I will be more optimistic about the future.
2. I will be more patient with my boyfriend and his family.
3. I will be more intentional about caring for myself physically.
1. I will LEARN TO LOVE, and take better care of my relationships.
2. I will get to know my brother.
3. I will create things not to impress, but for the sheer joy of it.
* I will get less caught up in the little things in life, and less flabbergasted when facing the big ones.
*I will NOT accept defeat, no matter how difficult and overwhelming my task may seem. I'll get it done, little by little and I WILL succeed. (think I cheated there, lol, but it is concerning my own over-riding task ^-^)
*I will try to get along with my siblings better. (Yes, this involves a mental shift of mass proportions, they are much younger than I).
1. I will be proud of myself, even of small efforts, instead of being so controlled by other people's approval or criticism.
2. I will stop being defined by my previous failures in life.
3. I will speak my mind when I'm unhappy with someone.
1. I will stop pushing God out of my mind.
2. I will put my beliefs into action.
3. I will throw off my hesitations and self-awareness and live life.
I. I will find my own self-worth and stop looking for it in other people.
II. I will let my guard down enough to let people see I'm not unapproachable.
III. I will stop holding onto my past.
1 I will try to care more and judge less
2 I will have more patience... much more
3 I will try and be more accepting of things that I have no power to change anyway
-Embrace flaws as well as gifts, because they are just as valuable to who we are.
-Don't give in to temptations you know are wrong.
-Take things in stride; don't let unfortunate events grind you down.
1. I will be the change in my community and dedicate my career to it.
2. I will express with the dignified boldness I know I have deep down.
3. I will rediscover myself by trusting myself.
1) Express yourself freely and openly cause really the person who is always listening to what your saying is you and expressing thoughts helps you grow. But be sure to feed your mind with rich experiences so when you share yourself with others they are thus made richer by you.
2) Find out how to not just say it, but to do it! Be it! Live it! Create more actions/deeds: examples to your words.
3) Always approach in love.
1.I will be healthy and lose weight.
2.I will be myself and let others love me for who I am.
3.I will stop being so hard on myself.
1. I will be myself
2. I will not succumb to pressure from my peers.
3. I will look at the bigger picture and try to understand that all these moments are all really just a part of that big picture.
1. I will make things happen
2. I will stop analazing every detail and start paying more attention on the big picture
3. I will chage the way I look at life
1. I will believe in myself.
2. I will stop looking at the little things and be happy.
3. I will be better to those that I love.
1. I would honor who I am and be me
2. I would open my heart to truly feel
3. I would listen to my inner guidance and follow through
1. I will be more optimistic.
2. I will drop habits that do harm to me.
3. "No lies, just love."
1. Mend my screwed-up mindset
2. Do something instead of wallowing in self-pity
3. Be grateful
1. Add the word "no" to my vocabulary
2. Tell people the truth, straight up, no matter how bad it may hurt them.
3. Try harder at finding any kind of job.
1. I will ignore the bad and praise the good in my children
2. I will smile and love
3. I will be present
1. I will move on in my life and stop worrying so much about the past.
2. I will realize that there are other girls around me other than the one I'm interested in.
3. I will set goals and actually work towards them, and not forget about them.
1.I WILL NOT WASTE MY MIND AND TALENTS ON NONSENSE
2. I WILL TREAT EVERY PERSON AND FRIEND LIKE A BROTHA AND SISTA
3. ILL BE OPTIMISTIC AND GRATEFUL ABOUT EVERYTHING IN LIFE
1. I will stop putting my self down. Instead, I will pull myself up.
2. I will stop holding grudges. I will start to forgive people.
3. I will realize what is possible, and what is impossible. I will stop wanting what I can't have, just because I can't have it.
1. I will make myself happy.
2. I will be optimistic.
3. I will be more accepting. Of myself and others.
1. I will slow down and do things for me.
2. I will take care of my body.
3. I will forgive myself for things I can't change.
1. I will say "no" more often.
2. I will stop pitying people so much.
3. I will do myself more favors.
1. Everyone else isn't as bad as you think they are, you probably have more in common than you think so quit putting up walls and start building bridges
2. Yes, you are crazy, but it's ok...
3. Seriously... if you're the only one laughing the joke isn't funny... well maybe it is, but only a little bit.
1. I will do everything I can to make my life better.
2. I will stop avoiding intimate relationships.
3. I will be more truthful about myself; to myself and others.
1. I will love myself, unconditionally.
2. I will be open to and receive the love of others, without question or doubt. No more running.
3. I will live in the moment, be present.
1. I will stop whining about my life and go back to school.
2. I will live in the moment even while making my family's future better
3. I will forgive myself
1. I will make the most of the present; I will not worry about past mistakes nor will I anticipate the future.
2. I will make decisions based strictly on what I want, where, when and how I want them.
3. I will make the most of all the love around me and stop worrying about if/when I will find love...
1. I will make sure that everyone gets what they deserve, be it good or bad.
2. I will do things the way I want and not how others want it.
3. I will demand more of everyone around me, creatively and professionally.
My numbers one and two are coincidentally identical to the ones in that photo.
As for the third? I'm not entirely sure. Perhaps:
3. I will have the courage to live my life the way I want, everyone else be damned.
1. Love changes and grows with time and cannot be limited to rules or boundaries of what society deems acceptable ways of expressing love.
2. The Divine can be found in a GENUINE pursuit of truth no matter what route I take to find that truth.
3. The key to living is to BE PRESENT.
1. i will live authentically, from my truth, without fear.
2. i will not be a prisoner of my monkey-mind.
3. i will be present for myself, for others, for the world around me.
1. He never loved you and will never no matter how hard you try
2. I will stop relaying on others acceptance for my own happiness
3. I will be happy with who I am (eventually)
I will try not to dwell too much in the past, memories are just memories you can't go back
I will stop asking "What If"...
I will not be so critical of others. (oy, hard one)
1. I will love all of God's creations regardless of their flaws
2. I will be completely detached from all material possessions
3. I will communicate constantly with the divine
1. My time is not my own.
2. My treasures are not my own.
3. My talents are not my own.
1. I will do things for myself when they are beneficial in some way, or are truly deserved. Otherwise. . .
2. I will do things for others.
3. I will focus more on the truth.
I like the picture above, by the way. Very raw.
1. I would realise that he is not out to get me because he isn't going to get the opportunity.
2. What others in my "faith umbrella" think about my faith and spirituality are unimportant.
3. I need to stop living by lists and just get things done.
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