This is something I wrote a little over five years ago, and may have changed slightly since then, but is still fundamentally the same.

I still believe in fairy tale love, and love at first sight. I believe in the good in all people. I believe that everyone is deserving of trust and respect, until they prove otherwise. I believe that people can change. I believe that everything happens for a reason, even if we don’t know what the reason is right away.

I believe that history repeats itself if we forget it. I believe that good things come to those who wait, though sometimes that wait seems far too long. I believe in karma, and the three fold law. I believe that you can choose your family, and sometimes blood really isn’t thicker than water. I believe that the opposite of love isn’t hate, but fear. I believe that jealousy is a form of fear, and trust is the foundation of love. I believe in paying it forward, helping your fellow man, and being kind to all creatures, big and small. I believe that if you truly fall in love with someone, you can’t ever fully fall out of love with them, and that there will always be a place for them in your heart.

I believe that love is the most powerful emotion in the world. It can build us up, and break us down, bring us together, and tear us apart. I believe that there is no limit on how much you can love, or how many people you can love, because your heart isn’t a cup, it can’t be filled, it can only grow to encompass more love. I believe it takes far too much energy to hate, that it is easier to forgive, but that doesn’t mean you have to forget.

I believe that we all create our own reality, because no one can see the world through another’s eyes. I believe that seeing is not believing, but that believing is seeing. I believe we are all put on this earth for a reason, a purpose. I believe that we all change the world in some way, if only to make one person smile for one minute on one day. I believe that a smile has the power to save a life. I believe in the power of positive thought, and on the flip side, the power of negative thought as well. I believe that you really can speak something into existence.

I believe that no job is beneath you if you really want to work. I believe that if you want something, you should work for it. I believe that anything that is really worth having is worth working for. I do not believe in having anything handed to me on a silver platter. I believe that love has many faces, and that none is more important than another. I believe that no act of kindness is a waste of time.

I believe in dancing in the rain, and singing along to the radio. I believe that music and art of all kinds are gifts from the gods. I believe that everyone should learn to read and write. I believe that you should watch at least one sunrise a month, and as many sunsets as you can. I believe that when one door closes, another really does open up. I believe that death isn’t an ending, but just another beginning. I believe in waking each day with the thought that today will be better than yesterday, and worse than tomorrow. In this way, I believe that every day will be better than the last and that my last day on earth will be my very best.

I believe that family of all kinds, chosen or blood, is important. I believe that you should tell those you care about just how much you love them. I do not believe in going to bed angry. I would rather stay awake all night to resolve an issue than go to bed mad. You never know if you’ll wake up tomorrow.

These are my fundamental beliefs. This may be added to in the future, but these are the beliefs that I try to build my world around. What do you believe?