In my life, I've done so much stupid shit that I can't excuse.
Of that, it's only given me one useful thing to harvest; a wisdom I cannot allow myself to misuse.
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A lot of people, including myself, struggle to see happiness through sadness and light beyond the dark.
Today I sit down and make a decision, to keep myself uplifted so I never lose myself and my unique spark.
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It will take dedication, and it won't come by itself, so to fight my ever-lasting, reoccurring negativity, I ask myself; how?
Nobody else can do it for me, so with this in mind, I hereby close my eyes and make myself a vow.
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- I promise to pursue happiness from hereon out, no matter how dark it may seem, I choose to look for light;
I promise to keep my head up and shoulders strong when things weigh down, when I'm too weak to barely fight.
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I promise to stay faithful; to my family, to my friends, to God.
I promise to accept my imperfections and my shortcomings—to love myself despite I'm flawed,
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I promise to be a teacher and a student, to share my knowledge and stay humble,
I promise to never bash myself when I achieve less than perfection; to never hate myself if I crash before I stumble.
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I promise to myself I'll be a better man than I was yesterday, because develop I'd much rather,
I promise to never lay a hand on the fairer sex; I promise I'll never become my father.
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I promise to myself the next time I touch a syringe, I'll think about my sister.
I promise if I ever see my one true love, I'll walk up to her and kiss her.
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I promise to be a lover and laugher, not a grump and never a Trump,
I promise to try and only send out positive vibes and to dodge the negativity, even if it hits me with a thump,
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I promise to seize every day that God has given me; rainy weather, snow or sun, I will wake up and give a smile,
I promise to believe in myself; to trust that all this shit coming my way will go away, even if I only believe it for a while.
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My biggest fear is myself and what I'll become one day if I don't look after myself.
I want no regrets in life, only love ever moving forward and the ability to not be scared when I ask for help.
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Today I choose happiness. I promise to pursue myself and the best version I can possibly become of me; My truest form.
To quote a famous singer; 'I chose to take the world by storm.'
