Promises I Make to Myself

Be smarter. Be faster. Slow down. Eat healthier. Loosen up. Be nicer. Be meaner, brutally honest. Don’t let that bother you. Let this slide off your back. Be more creative. Be less pretentious, don't judge. See the bigger picture. Be more practical. Be more forgiving to yourself and others. Don’t be such a candy-ass, defend yourself. Mellow out. Exude a contagious energy. Don't waste hours on sleep. Get some sleep. Treat others as you would like to be treated. Always look out for number one. Don't react emotionally. Show more compassion, be more open. Show your anger. Be cool, boy (got a rocket in your pocket). Be a taker. Be a giver. Practice more. Rest more. Talk more. Talk less. Listen. State your opinion. Get drunk and have fun. Don’t get drunk; stay home and read instead. Open your arms to lost souls. Don’t be a lost soul. Don’t let helplessness fool you. Be helpless and vulnerable. Go longer. Stop now. Listen to more jazz. More blues. Less indie-rock and rap. Read the classics. Read Harry Potter and allow yourself to enjoy it. Allow yourself! Don't think too hard about what "allowing yourself” really means and whether or not it is really possible. Just do it. Don't do it. Don’t you dare do it. What are you doing just sitting there, do it! Make time for yourself. Don't worry. Be happy. Believe that everything happens for a reason. See beauty in everything. Don’t get caught up in clichés. Don’t waste time. Be lazy. Be intellectual. Be silly. Think fast but talk slowly. Talk fast but think slowly. Think about the future. Don’t get caught up in the past. Stay in the moment. Be spontaneous. Plan ahead, calculate. Don't think about the future. Say everything, unburden your soul. Choose your words carefully, filter your thoughts. Be a leader. Be a follower. Be independent. Be dependent. Crack jokes. Be serious. Be appropriate. Be inappropriate. Love life. See life as an existential void (ouch). Surround yourself with good people. Reach out to the ones who can't afford good people. Be one of the good people. Think about what it means to be “good people.” Let go. Grab on tight. Grip it till your knuckles are white. Believe in a Creator. Don’t get tricked into believing in a Creator. Love others. Don’t love others, you'll get ruined. Be childlike. Grow up. Rely on other people. Rely only on yourself. Learn more. Concentrate on the things you know. Give reasons. Don’t justify everything. Save your money. Spend everything. Need. Don’t be needy. Subscribe to a set of morals. Be fluid and situational with your beliefs. Give people less of a hard time. Hold others accountable. Go even farther. Don't hurt yourself. Listen to the advice of others. Don't be so eager to accept the advice of others. Be more sentimental. Don’t be so maudlin. More experiences. More knowledge. Less theory. More action. More of everything. Simplify. Write more, everyday. Write only when you're inspired. Be inspired. Don’t think too deeply into what it takes to be "inspired." Inspire others. Be dynamic. Be larger than life. Be hard. Be soft. Be approachable. Be humble. Boast and brag. Be consistent. Be confident. Have conviction. In short:

Be true to yourself?

"Do I contradict myself?
Very well then I contradict myself,
(I am large, I contain multitudes).”-Walt Whitman