Here’s a mantra I wrote for myself because sometimes I feel like everything is a catastrophe and nothing is going to work out, and that I’m going to be poor forever. I wrote it in the style of one of those gross wooden boards hung in someone’s kitchen that says something along the lines of “Dance as if no one is watching.” You’re welcome.
Unapologetically do what you love
Not being perfect makes you more interesting
Floss your teeth
Don’t do things that make you feel like shit
Say NO when you want to
Say NO when you want to say yes, but you’re broke as fuck
Don’t beat yourself up for making mistakes – just learn from them and move on
Travel as much as humanly possible
GO OUTSIDE
A lot of the things you’re afraid of aren’t real
Anxiety is a jag-weed and it’s the one saying mean things about you
Despite what you think, you really like working out
You’re still learning, give yourself a break
But push hard to make time for honing your craft
Sleeping 12 hours a day is PROBABLY not normal – unless you are sick
Do what makes you happy, not what you think should make you happy
You like to read – it’s okay to do that more often
You don’t like to watch T.V. and that’s alright,
Soon enough no one will give a shit about Game of Thrones
Pet all the animals
Wear sunscreen
Everything is going to be okay