While I was on spring break I read a post by Carly at The College Prep that was called "Non-Negotiables". After reading her post I thought it would be good to write down what my non-negotiables are. "What are these non-negotiables?" you might be asking. Well she describes them as things in your life that you absolutely need and will not compromise on. I really liked this post. I really liked it because while on this trip I discovered probably two of my non-negotiables. This post will list a few things that I like about myself or that I like in other people and that I want to always incorporate into my life no matter the situation.
Disclaimer: I am not saying that I always do these things or that I think I'm the perfect citizen because if you have read any of my posts you know that I am so far from one. These are things that I need to remember to do or that I might need to work on. Disclaimer over.
1. I want to always be grateful. I never want to go to someone's house without thanking them for having me or let someone drive me somewhere without thanking them. I don't care who it is. If you're my best friend in the entire world, a family member, or a complete stranger I will thank you for doing something nice for me. I may sometimes forget to say this or maybe not sound completely sincere but I try my hardest to remember or to be sincere. People don't have to do nice things for other people (well I hope they'd just do them anyway) and it is always nice to recognize that.
2. I want to never be lazy. I feel bad for writing this today after sleeping in till 11 but I hate sleeping in. I feel like I've wasted half the day! I guess today is okay because it is a snow day and I've done all my homework that was due today but I still do not like it. This goes past sleeping in too. I don't like it if I haven't exercised in a long time or if I've missed class (intentionally or unintentionally, mostly intentionally because I can get lazy sometimes). I guess what I should have written here was I never want to feel okay about being lazy. I think people can get too comfortable with being lazy and I don't think it's a good way to be. If I ever get like that I want someone to slap me out of it.
3. I always want to look presentable. This can kind of tie in with never wanting to be/feel lazy. I've had to wear workout clothes to class because of my running class and it sort of kills me. Is that snobby? I just don't like looking like I don't care. I want a professor to look at me and think "this girl cares about making an effort to come to my class and learn and not be a bum!" Will a professor ever look at me, stop, and think that to himself/herself? Probably not, but this is how I think so whatever.
4. I want to always be pleasant. Well well well this is something you've never seen me write here! Just kidding, I write it just about every post. My mom always tells us to be pleasant no matter what we're doing or who we are around and I never ever want to not be pleasant. It makes interacting with anyone more enjoyable and it just makes me happier if I can make someone else happier by being pleasant.
5. I always want to try new experiences. I never want to not try something because it's weird or gross or I don't know, not appealing at first. I guess this also goes with meeting new people or trying new foods or listening to new music. You never know, they might end up being awesome. If not, I'll learn from my mistakes. It is a win-win situation if you look at it optimistically. It was Tina Fey who said "start with a yes, and see where that takes you." I love Tina Fey.
6. Lastly, I never want to take anything too personally. This is the biggest thing I want to work on and I see it in other people and it makes me want to be like this. People almost always do things to make themselves feel better. I need to remember that they might be hurtful because of their insecurities. I have a habit of making things personal and I have to stop and remember not to.
There they are. My non-negotiables. I feel like I've probably spelled that wrong a few times in this. Oh well! I have to not be lazy now. It's time to be productive!
Until next time,
Caroline
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