A Good One

I promise to be the determinant of my own happiness. I promise to never let money come between the love I hold for my family. I promise to keep those in my life who make me a better person, and cut out the ones that don't. I promise to be a good listener. To never judge that which I do not know. I promise to be myself. I promise to count my blessings often. To give to others who need it. I promise to always mean well. To never undervalue the words: please and thank you, amd to use them no matter how big or small the favor is. No matter where life takes me, I promise to remember where I came from. To visit my parents a lot. To come home for Christmas. I promise to allow myself to be loved and to feel love for another person, and to say I love you when I do. I promise to say it often, not as a habit, but as a reminder. I promise to be a best friend. I promise to be there when I'm needed. I promise to dance a lot, and to not be afraid to make an idiot out of myself sometimes. I promise to remember what the good things are in life. I promise to never give up on my dream, no matter what. I promise to teach others how to love themselves. I promise to never forget where my scars came from. I promise to see the beauty in the simplest things, to take walks often, to slow down sometimes just to think. To go outside my comfort zone, to never be afraid to fail. I promise to listen attentively to my children, every thought, every idea, every anecdote the want to share with me. I promise to love them unconditionally no matter who they turn out to be, to support them in whatever they believe in, and to let them live their own lives the way they so choose. I promise to remind them of this daily. I promise to be kinder than necessary. I promise to see people beyond their exterior. I promise to know where my priorities lie and see the good in the world. And when I'm old and senile I promise to still promise, to hold true to what I believe in, and to know this life is precious and short and worthwhile- to know it's a good one.