PAD Challenge Day 18: YOLO: Things I Tell Myself Everyday

PAD Challenge Day 18: Write a message poem.

YOLO: Things I Tell Myself Everyday

When I am alone,

I evaluate myself,

my growth, and the

purpose of my womanhood.

When it comes to waking up

every morning or

in the middle of the night,

I remind myself to at least

thank God for waking me up and

giving me another chance to

simply take another chance.

When it comes to being myself,

I am grateful and appreciative

of my uniqueness.

I tell myself how beautiful I am

and I remind me, there is

no other like you.

When it comes to love,

I tell my heart, do more than

make a living in rhythm for me.

Teach me to never run out of

true love for what I love and

for those who love me back.

When it comes to family,

love them as much as they love you.

Support them as much as they support you.

When it comes to friends and associates,

be honest and protective as they would towards you.
Return the same level of frienship back to them

Always share your disagreements with

them in private, and face to face.

Never let go of their secrets or

laugh at their past tribulations.

This is respect for them and yourself.

When it comes to the youth,

be the mentor you needed,

wanted, and could not

find in your youth.

When it comes to writing,

be the wordsmith of your very

own feelings.

Value your sense of elegance and

the intellect in your language.

It is your story.

Only you can tell it.

You can even keep some to yourself.

You do not always have to explain

your responsibilities and priorities to anyone.

When it comes to your career,

remember why you applied

then apply yourself with integrity.

Remember the blueprints to your buildings.

Do not forget your people

and do not let others forget them.

Do anything for change,

not just for a piece of change.

When it comes to your mistakes,

admit you made it and learned from it.

Try not to live with more skeletons

than your bones can count.

When it comes to being wrong,

politely say you was wrong,

recognize your way 
for correcting yourself.

When it comes to perfection,

remember, nothing and no one can be perfect.

Admit it and adjust your flaws.

Only you can change you.

When it comes to judgment,

always remember how people

misjudged and labeled you.

Remember how you felt

and avoid making someone

else feel that way.

When it comes to envy and revenge,

do not seek it. Do not return it.

Let God master this plan.

When it comes to living,

make it the best life you can 

because you only live once.

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