12 coisas que decidi fazer enquanto esperava pela minha pessoa para sempre

1. First of all, I’m not going to go on a hunt.

Não vou ficar obcecado com o facto de ele vir ou não. Estará ao virar da esquina?

Quanto tempo é que vai demorar até eu o conhecer? São dias ou anos que me separam dele? 

Who cares! It’s true what they say. Your forever person will elegantly walk into your life the moment you stop trying to find him. And that’s exactly what I’m going to do. 

2. I’ve decided to embrace my single life and make the most of it!

I’m going to party and do whatever the hell I want because there is no going back.

I don’t want to end up old and bitter because I didn’t try everything I wanted while I was young. 

Being single is awesome. I’m going to enjoy it while I can.

3. I’m going to hang out with myself for a while.

The best company I can sometimes get is myself. I’m going to treat myself to a dinner and a movie, I’m going to go for a stroll in the woods or on the beach.

I’m going to walk in the pouring rain. I’m going to sing in the shower, even though I’m tone-deaf. I want to make my life interesting and fun to live.

4. I’ve committed to love myself more.

I’ve always wondered why there is no luck in my love life. I’ve always wondered how I manage to sooner or later screw everything up. Well, I got the answer to that one, alright!

Nunca me amei verdadeiramente. Nunca estive verdadeiramente satisfeito comigo próprio, com a minha aparência e com a impressão geral que os outros têm de mim.

O que os outros pensam foi sempre tão importante que perdi o meu verdadeiro eu ao tentar agradar a toda a gente.

Fuck that! Now I know I’m interesting just the way I am. Now I understand that I have to love myself for who I am in order to ever be able to love someone else.

5. I’ve chosen to give true love a chance.

Sempre fui demasiado cético quanto à existência do amor verdadeiro.

I never really believed that something like that could ever happen to me, or to anyone else. I mean, it’s the love you see in movies; it’s fake and too perfect. 

Isso foi antes, mas agora apercebi-me que o amor verdadeiro pode existir se acreditarmos nele.

Porque é que seria tão ridículo assumir que existe uma pessoa que se adapta a mim em quase todos os aspectos possíveis? Alguém que vai gostar de passar tempo comigo, alguém que eu vou conseguir fazer feliz?

6. I’m going to build myself to become the person I always wanted to be.

This time there’ll be no distractions. Nothing will keep me from becoming who I want to be.

I’m going to meditate and devote a lot more time to myself than I’ve done thus far.

I’m going to set up goals and complete each and every one of them. I’m going to challenge myself constantly and I’m never going to give up!

7. I’m going to take responsibility for my life.

My life is a creation on the move. Every day I’m creating something new. Every day is different from the day before.

And I’m responsible for everything that happens because I’m the creator of my future. I call all the shots. 

8. I’ve decided to do things I’ve never done before.

There is no point living life if you don’t dare to do things you’ve never done before, maybe because you’re scared and you haven’t had the courage to do anything to bring some excitement to your life. 

Well, I decided to dare life and take on all the challenges it throws at me – as long as they are within reason of common sense. That’s where I draw the line. 

9. I’m going to ignore the ugly feeling of jealousy.

Well, fuck it! I AM a human being after all. I can’t just switch off my feelings and pretend they aren’t there.

É que eu também tenho amigos que já encontraram a sua pessoa para sempre e, devo admitir, uma parte de mim tem um pouco de inveja.

Yes, a bit of jealousy hasn’t hurt anyone, but I’m going to learn to control that feeling when it rears its ugly head– it’s only making me feel worse.

10. I’m not going to rush anywhere with my life.

I’m going to enjoy one day at a time – not wait anxiously for the next period of my life to begin.

Life is now, at this moment, and I’m going to enjoy it! I don’t want to wake up one day and regret not living the life the way I wanted when I still could.

11. I’ve resolved to take care of my mental health.

Depois de todo este tempo, apercebi-me de que o meu estado mental vale o meu tempo.

I’ve realized that I need to take care of myself and prepare myself for life’s challenges. If a battle starts and I’m not ready, I’m going down from the first bullet. 

Por isso, a partir de agora, coloco-me como primeira prioridade e a minha maior tarefa é tornar-me a melhor versão de mim própria que posso ser.   

12. I’m going to work on my relationships with other people.

I want to become more approachable. I want to help more people and create great contacts with every person I meet. So when I meet the person of my dreams, he’ll fall in love right that second, as will I.