Spring Cleaning

Today I made a promise. 

Not a promise to a friend, not a family member, not a teacher, but I made a promise to myself. A promise that with this new spring season, I will create a new me. I know who I am and I'm not going to lose myself, but it's time for some "spring cleaning" of the soul. I will rid my life of the negatives. Why live your life in unhappiness and stress when there's a simple solution? Cut your ties with those who create havoc in your life, cut your ties with the drama, the stress, the bad eating habits, bad study habits...etc. Whatever it is that brings negativity into your life, clean it out. There's always room for improvement. Don't be afraid to step out of your comfort zone, and most of all trust yourself. An author named Hunter S. Thompson once quoted:

"We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and -- in spite of True Romance magazines -- we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely -- at least, not all the time -- but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don't see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness." 

Learn to find happiness on your own. You don't have to go looking for it, it's right there within you. In a previous post I made a list of what makes me happy, and I bet I could think of a million more things. I have found happiness within myself and I won't let other things bring me down.