"I choose to release my hope for a better past, to discontinue boasting past glories, and to not justify any poor choice with having lived a hard life.
I choose to speak with kindness and acceptance, even to myself.
I choose to be unapologetic for healthy living.
I choose to be unapologetic for living.
I choose to politely ask myself to step aside if I am in my own way.
If I do not get out of my own way, I choose to call a friend who will have me removed."
- Amplified Stillness (Start Again), from Gentleman Practice by Buddy Wakefield. (via diaboundkernel)