Remember that things don’t always have to be perfect. There is always beauty to be found in imperfections; in breakdowns; even in chaos. Sometimes you have to dig for it, and sometimes you’re suddenly just struck, but it’s always there. You just have to be open to it. Experience everything. Don’t shy away. All things happen to you so something else can happen to you, and where there are low moments, there are bound to be good ones as well. Seek them.
Don’t worry. Life will happen to you anyway. Take what you are given and do whatever you can with it. Make it what you want. Build around things you cannot change but never give up on the hope that someday change will be possible. Experience things as they happen; if that means you have to slow down and stop making so many plans, do it. If it means that you need to get out of the past and rejoin the present, do that. Try a day of spontaneity: don’t plan anything beforehand, just listen to what you want in that moment and follow it. No worrying allowed. Be free. No expectations, no regrets. Listen to yourself.
Don’t judge. Don’t make decisions based on hastily formed opinions. Hear and welcome all sides. Feel compassion. Try for sympathy and maybe you’ll even find empathy. In that, you can also find healing. Discover patience. Be open and adventurous and try new things. Keep learning.
Don’t take things so seriously – including yourself. Be able to laugh at yourself without hurting. See yourself as your friends see you and remember that you are loved. You are great. Value your friends’ opinions enough to understand that they wouldn’t be friends with someone who wasn’t! Don’t feel unloved if you are not the center of attention. Attention only matters if it’s from those who matter to you, and because you matter to them, too, you don’t even need it. The opinions of others only become important if you let yourself take them all the way to your heart. It’s up to you if you want to let yourself do that.
Don’t be afraid to make mistakes. You can make as many as you want, as long as you learn from them and carry the lesson with you. The amount of lessons you carry is directly proportional to your level of knowledge and wisdom. If you know that you were wrong, be proud, because it means that you are smarter now than you were then.
Remember to take some time for yourself. See friends. Be with family. Relax. Rest. It’s all needed. Go out there and do whatever you want or need to do, but make sure you always come back to you. Don’t lose yourself. Don’t be frustrated if you can’t do all that you want to do – know that with whatever it is you do get to do, you are directly affecting others, and someone’s life is better because of your efforts. Do what you can for your section of the world, but don’t take on too much. Leave the other sections for the other people they belong to – don’t be selfish!
Laugh as much as you can.
Love as much as you can.
Live every day of your life.
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