As inspired by Kathleen and The Happiness Project.
(Kathleen also inspired me to choose my word of 2010 which will be “mindfulness” – but more on that later)
–
One: I am Rachel.
Not anyone else’s perception of Rachel,
Or an imitation,
but true to myself.
Two: I will accept
that not everything will always go to plan.
I will accept
that this is just the way things are meant to be.
Three: I know my strengths.
I know my weaknesses.
I embrace them
and am honest with myself about who I am.
Four: I will be conscious,
I will be mindful and alive
with all of my senses
at every moment.
Five: I will accept
my limitations as part of who I am,
and work
with them rather than against them.
Six: I will learn
to receive as well as give,
to be inspired as well as to inspire,
to be kind to myself as well as to others.
Seven: I will love
with every ounce of my being.
I will say
“I love you” more often.
Eight: I will accept
my past self as part who I am.
I will no longer
be ashamed of past actions.
Nine: I will always remember
that living is so much more than getting through the day,
and only I
am responsible for my own happiness.
Ten: I am not my scoliosis.
The reality is much deeper within
than even my own spine.
It cannot hold me back.
