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Jen Sincero You Are a Badass How

5. LOVE YOURSELF
Fiercely, loyally, unapologetically.


CHAPTER 22:
THE SWEET LIFE
It’s great to be here. It’s great to be anywhere.
—Keith Richards; Rock God, connoisseur of life
I’ve got a cat who’s twenty-two years old.
I’ve also got a dad who’s eighty-seven.
The  cat  and  my  dad  share  the  same  superhero  power:  They  both  have  the
ability to make me pay lots of attention to them and be nicer to them than I am
to  anyone  else.  Anyone  else  not  staring  down  the  barrel  of  their  impending
mortality, that is.
I  first  realized  that  my  cat  was  old  and  might  die  soon  about  a  year  ago
when, overnight, all his body fat plunged to his belly region, causing him to
swing it around like an udder and leaving him with a spine that’s still in shock,
jutting out all spindly and jagged, wondering where everybody went. This is
when the teary farewells started every time I’d leave the house and the fancy
wet food began appearing in his bowl.
In  Dad’s  case,  the  phone  calls  and  flights  back  east  have  escalated
dramatically,  and  I  now  laugh  hysterically  at  all  his  jokes,  no  doubt  making
him worry more about my well being than I do about his.


I’m thrilled to report that even though in the calendar’s opinion, they’re real
old,  they’re  both  still  kicking  butt.  Dad  plays  tennis  once  a  week  and  still
knows who I am, and my cat still runs when he hears the can opener.
They are also excellent reminders: When it comes to the creatures you love
and the things you love and the life you love, what on earth could possibly be
more  important  than  soaking  them  up  right  now  while  you  still  have  the
opportunity?
If it’s something you want to do, don’t wait until you’re less busy or richer
or  “ready”  or  twenty  pounds  lighter.  Start  right  now.  You’ll  never  be  this
young again.
If it’s the people you love, visit them as often as possible. Act as if every
time  you  see  them  will  be  the  last.  If  they  bug  you  sometimes,  love  them
anyway. If you’ve got differences, get over them. Don’t get so tangled up in
the stupid little stuff that you miss out on enjoying the people who have part-
ownership of your heart.
If you’re not where you want to be in life, keep going. Treat yourself like
you’re  the  closest  friend  you’ve  got.  Celebrate  the  magnificent  creature  that
you are. Don’t let anyone mess with you and your dreams, least of all yourself.
Your life is happening right now. Do not snooze and lose.
LOVE YOURSELF
While you’ve still got the chance.


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