Most people have some kind of life motto. Sometimes it's a subconscious belief, other times it's tattooed proudly across people's arms, backs, or various other body parts. Whether it's "carpe diem" or "work hard play hard," you probably have a mantra that reflects how you strive to live your life. This is certainly the case for me. It struck me the other day, when I was trying to offer up moral support to my friend in her time of need, that I have an abundance of mottos that I profess to others at every waking hour of the day. She was fretting over the fact that she was wearing the same college sweatshirt that she wore the previous day. "You can never show too much pride for your school, that's what I always say," I told her sagely. Although I declare these expressions as something I always say, 9 times out of 10 I've never actually said any of them previous to that very moment in which I say it. Most times I've never even thought about the things I spout off as my life sayings before. However, they always hold true to my beliefs in some sense, so in the end who cares if it just came to me in that instant? Life is all about living in the moment, that's what I always say (See what I did there?).
Included below is a list of direct quotes from me that are personal mottos I've actually proclaimed to people at some point in my life. Most of them I will probably never say again but then again, you never know what the future may hold. That's my motto.
1. It's okay to kind of suck at driving as long as you express this very clearly and articulately to the passengers of your car so they know what they are getting themselves into before you endanger their lives.
2. Someone who doesn't like caprese is not someone you need in your life.
3. There's no such thing as bad dancing if you believe in yourself enough. Unless you are me taking a hip hop class in which case all of the believing in the world can't help.
4. There is no limit on how many cough drops or gummy bear vitamins you are allowed to consume in an hour time-span.
5. Sleep is for the weak.
6. Calories don't count on the weekends.
7. Always make your bed when you get up in the morning, your future self will appreciate it when you come back home at the end of the day.
8. It's not clutter if you know where everything is. Or at least if you have a slight inclination of where things might possibly be.
9. The recipe for curing sadness is eating soup and dancing alone in one's room. Simultaneously of course.
10. There is no bad time for bagels.
11. It's okay to murder Henry if he changes the thermostat to the most freezing cold setting one more time.
12. Every occasion imaginable calls for blasting "Vamos a La Playa" at top volume.
13. It's not being lazy if you're creative about it. Which is why I now have ten small bottles of apple cider stuffed haphazardly into my mini fridge in my room. I'd rather painstakingly pour a gallon of cider into a multitude of various containers so it will fit into my fridge than take the long treacherous walk down one flight of stairs to simply put the entire gallon into the huge fridge in my kitchen.
14. You should never have to convince someone to want to be a part of your life.
15. Never be ashamed of how you feel or what you want because in the words of Selena Gomez, the heart wants what it wants.
16. This is the time in your life when it's appropriate to be young and wild and free as Wiz Khalifa would say.
17. It's socially acceptable to get too competitive during trivia at Vernon on Thursday nights.
18. It's also (somewhat) socially acceptable to drink too much wine during trivia at Vernon on Thursday nights.
19. Don't be a cat for Halloween. Unless you want to be. In which case you can be anything your lovely heart desires.
20. Be nice to people.
Even though people roll their eyes and laugh when I invent sayings on the spot, I know that they have an underlying sense of appreciation for my words of wisdom. I even have evidence for this claim, as I have on several occasions heard friends repeating them weeks or even months later. Whether giving advice or just taking it upon myself to share my unasked for thoughts and opinions, I generally come up with at least 5-10 new mottos every day. And this probably won't stop anytime soon. After all, you can never have too many mottos. That's what I always say.
