s'epanouir

Always look up. Smile to strangers. Act confident. Care for the ones you love. Show who you are. Be modest. Behave kinder than you feel. Realise that you need other people. Realise that other people need you. Please eat when you're hungry. Don't shout. Ask for help when you don't know what to do. Yawn with your mouth closed. Sing when you're sad. Call people when you want to hear their voice. Don't shut others out. Walk with a straight back. Open your heart. Have a generous mind. Develop. Pretend to be bold. Always forgive. Remember people's names. Make decisions. Don't ever talk shit about others behind their back. Hope for the best. Be polite to the elderly. Speak your mind. Focus on the good. Step forward. Keep hatred to yourself. Only say things you really mean. Organize your emails. Discover new songs. Make time for what's truly important. Open the windows when you can't sleep. Trust people unconditionally. Mind your own business. Don't hit snooze. Give firm handshakes. Never respond when you're angry. Believe what others say. Stop giving yourself away so freely. Forget the mistakes people make. (But don't forget it when people make them twice.) Smile. A lot. Give people compliments even if the compliments are considered to be weird. Read other people's favourite books. Try to become clever. Ignore rules. Do what feels right. Never forget that you're surrounded by beautiful people. Offer to do the dishes after dinner. Search for distant places. Be painfully honest. Dont feel embarassed when talking to nonsentient things. Do things that make you feel at home. Put detail into gifts. Like what you wear. Wear what you like. Move with purpose. Write many letters. Make eyecontact with the person you're talking to. Stop comparing. (Also stop avoiding conversations that are deeper than superficial.) Blossom. Look for more than only first impressions. Say thank you. Hold the door for others. Welcome new ones. Learn obscure words. Do what you're told. Always walk away from fights. Never act selfish. Stop postponing things. Drink only nice drinks. Don't hesitate. Keep going. Just keep going and going and going and going.

I want to travel and grow, both physically and emotionally: the line between stupidity and bravery is a thin one, and with that in the back of my head I am going to have 365 amazing days.