who said anything about taming time.
It's pretty much the same as last year's (I mean, this year's) resolutions, but I added a few things and took away some things.
2011 in two days? How did that happen?
Resolutions 2011:
→ Take care of yourself. Don't wait until you're exhausted, fraying at the edges to take a break. Slow down, breathe. Make time to relax. Make sure you do something that makes you happy, something big or something small, every single day. Drink a cup of tea. Lay in bed, under the covers, clinging to your pillow. Take a walk. Smile. Laugh; be silly. Talk to your friends. Listen to music. Annoy your mom; make her laugh. Take it easy, for as long as you can - and then do all that hard stuff.
→ Don't be so selfish. You are so lucky to be where you are. To be able to go to college, to be able to live comfortably, to have the freedom and love and care in your life. Are you really going to complain about the weather? No - thank God you're alive, breathing, and healthy, and then walk outside, and smile because it's a brand new day and you're there to see it. Not everyone has the parents you do, not everyone has a home that is warm and loving and comforting, and there, always there. Some kids have no shoes. Some people are losing their job. Some are hungry, right now, without a clue as to where their next meal may come from. Be considerate. Be mindful. Stop complaining when you have so damn much to be grateful for.
→ Don’t keep promising you’ll get to it. Sometimes it seems like you have forever and ever and you push it until tomorrow, and say “not now” - no, the day after, the week after, the month after - it’s been a year. You have to get to it sometime. And the more promises you make to yourself, the more you break them; you say you're only disappointing yourself, but you're losing faith in yourself little by little. Stop making excuses. Make that time, this time, right now. Right this instant. What are you waiting for?
→ Finish things. You have this habit of starting something and then giving up when things don’t flow anymore, when you’re not in the mood. Sometimes you have to work through it even if it’s uninspired. It’s getting through the rough spots that make it worth it. Something complete and imperfect is better than something that is incomplete and perfect. It’s the effort that matters. It’s your sense of accomplishment you should be after, not praise.
→ Don’t take things too hard. Stop reading too much into things, don’t let thoughts of “what did they mean?” consume you. Don’t take things so personally. Sometimes you have to breathe, and gain some perspective. Move on - go forward - and choose to focus on things that you can control: your words, your writing, your attitude. You won’t get anywhere wondering what something meant, no, you’ll just drive yourself in crazy-circles.
→ Be brave. Take a risk once in awhile. Talk to a stranger (not a suspicious looking one, of course). Write something deeply personal. Open up more. Open your mouth and say your opinions, don’t let them burn in your throat. Loosen up, the whole world isn’t watching your every move. Stand up for yourself. If someone upsets you, let them know: no, you're not okay.
→ Budget your money. Your at that age where you can't keep depending on your parents to bail you out when you spend too much. You need to start taking into account where every cent is going. You need to stop spending your money on useless junk. Saving: that's a word you should get comfortable with.
→ Practice speaking another language. You understand the language. You know what they're saying and yet you answer in English because you think you have a horrible American accent. Well, get over it. Practice. You can't be afraid of some teasing. It's harmless. You can do this.
→ Read books you've been meaning to read since forever; re-read 50 classics: (Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton...)
→ Travel. Don't be afraid to leave your home. There's a whole world outside of New York City.
2011 in two days? How did that happen?
Resolutions 2011:
→ Take care of yourself. Don't wait until you're exhausted, fraying at the edges to take a break. Slow down, breathe. Make time to relax. Make sure you do something that makes you happy, something big or something small, every single day. Drink a cup of tea. Lay in bed, under the covers, clinging to your pillow. Take a walk. Smile. Laugh; be silly. Talk to your friends. Listen to music. Annoy your mom; make her laugh. Take it easy, for as long as you can - and then do all that hard stuff.
→ Don't be so selfish. You are so lucky to be where you are. To be able to go to college, to be able to live comfortably, to have the freedom and love and care in your life. Are you really going to complain about the weather? No - thank God you're alive, breathing, and healthy, and then walk outside, and smile because it's a brand new day and you're there to see it. Not everyone has the parents you do, not everyone has a home that is warm and loving and comforting, and there, always there. Some kids have no shoes. Some people are losing their job. Some are hungry, right now, without a clue as to where their next meal may come from. Be considerate. Be mindful. Stop complaining when you have so damn much to be grateful for.
→ Don’t keep promising you’ll get to it. Sometimes it seems like you have forever and ever and you push it until tomorrow, and say “not now” - no, the day after, the week after, the month after - it’s been a year. You have to get to it sometime. And the more promises you make to yourself, the more you break them; you say you're only disappointing yourself, but you're losing faith in yourself little by little. Stop making excuses. Make that time, this time, right now. Right this instant. What are you waiting for?
→ Finish things. You have this habit of starting something and then giving up when things don’t flow anymore, when you’re not in the mood. Sometimes you have to work through it even if it’s uninspired. It’s getting through the rough spots that make it worth it. Something complete and imperfect is better than something that is incomplete and perfect. It’s the effort that matters. It’s your sense of accomplishment you should be after, not praise.
→ Don’t take things too hard. Stop reading too much into things, don’t let thoughts of “what did they mean?” consume you. Don’t take things so personally. Sometimes you have to breathe, and gain some perspective. Move on - go forward - and choose to focus on things that you can control: your words, your writing, your attitude. You won’t get anywhere wondering what something meant, no, you’ll just drive yourself in crazy-circles.
→ Be brave. Take a risk once in awhile. Talk to a stranger (not a suspicious looking one, of course). Write something deeply personal. Open up more. Open your mouth and say your opinions, don’t let them burn in your throat. Loosen up, the whole world isn’t watching your every move. Stand up for yourself. If someone upsets you, let them know: no, you're not okay.
→ Budget your money. Your at that age where you can't keep depending on your parents to bail you out when you spend too much. You need to start taking into account where every cent is going. You need to stop spending your money on useless junk. Saving: that's a word you should get comfortable with.
→ Practice speaking another language. You understand the language. You know what they're saying and yet you answer in English because you think you have a horrible American accent. Well, get over it. Practice. You can't be afraid of some teasing. It's harmless. You can do this.
→ Read books you've been meaning to read since forever; re-read 50 classics: (Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll. Frankenstein by Mary Shelley. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. 1984 and Animal Farm by George Orwell. The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton...)
→ Travel. Don't be afraid to leave your home. There's a whole world outside of New York City.