When I was in the hospital, my very first “assignment” was to write out 25 reasons to live, and share them during our group session. Since the original copy is in a box somewhere, I’m making a new one. With the new year comes so many new challenges, and I know I’m going to want to look at this list every once in awhile (probably everyday, let's be real). I don’t know if I’ll get around to making a resolutions list, because first of all, I never have, and second, I’m really skeptical of my own ability to commit to a goal (how many years have I been trying to stop biting my nails again?). But I know for sure that in 2016, I can commit to staying alive for these reasons:
- upcoming movies you literally cannot miss (i could write an entire post on this)
- there are so many foods you haven’t tried yet
- and so many foods are worth living for
- your heart isn’t done growing
- all those hours you spent on pinterest planning your wedding. don’t you dare let those go to waste.
- concerts
- a home of your own
- there are lives to touch, guide, protect, heal, love, change, save
- that moose watching adventure
- so many dogs to be adopted
- you don’t even truly know yourself, there’s good inside of you that you haven’t even seen yet
- you have a date. eventually.
- your future is probably full of joy
- outlive the haters
- to be a living, breathing, screaming invitation to believe better things
- celebrations
- you have so much to give
- there’s such a lot of world to see
- what if there’s a conversation waiting to happen that will change everything?
- happy days
- you really do care about people
- people really do care about you
- books to read
- music you haven’t heard yet
- you will refuse to end until you can reap no more serenity, courage, or wisdom from this planet
-C
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