Resolutions and new mantras
Thoughts?
I resolve to be a better friend to [name redacted], and to hang out with him/her not just when I feel particularly lonely, but as a default state. (Addendum: If I allow myself to need people, I must also allow them to need me.)
I resolve to socialize more with people other than [name redacted], and to try and build nontrivial friendships, not just casually converse with people when the opportunity arises.
I resolve to deepen my friendships with people I know from classes and student groups, in contexts other than where I met them.
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Seize happiness with both hands; and then accept it with your whole heart.
I cleanse myself of [anger, resentment, bitterness, frustration, selfishness, arrogance, etc]; and in their places I welcome the warmth of [friendship, humility, interest, forgiveness, amity, etc].
(Choose one or more of either set, as circumstances dictate. Inspired by the following, from Heart Failure: "The last tenants left behind a laminated poem on the wall in the shower: `I cleanse myself of all selfishness. Resentment. Critical emotions towards my fellow beings. Self condemnation. And ignorant misinterpretation of my life's experiences.'")
I resolve to be a better friend to [name redacted], and to hang out with him/her not just when I feel particularly lonely, but as a default state. (Addendum: If I allow myself to need people, I must also allow them to need me.)
I resolve to socialize more with people other than [name redacted], and to try and build nontrivial friendships, not just casually converse with people when the opportunity arises.
I resolve to deepen my friendships with people I know from classes and student groups, in contexts other than where I met them.
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Seize happiness with both hands; and then accept it with your whole heart.
I cleanse myself of [anger, resentment, bitterness, frustration, selfishness, arrogance, etc]; and in their places I welcome the warmth of [friendship, humility, interest, forgiveness, amity, etc].
(Choose one or more of either set, as circumstances dictate. Inspired by the following, from Heart Failure: "The last tenants left behind a laminated poem on the wall in the shower: `I cleanse myself of all selfishness. Resentment. Critical emotions towards my fellow beings. Self condemnation. And ignorant misinterpretation of my life's experiences.'")