Affirmation by Savage Garden. It's a great song. I'm going to explain why by taking the lyrics one at a time and showing why they are so important to me.

"I believe the sun should never set upon an argument"

And it shouldn't. Whatever it is, it's not worth waiting until tomorrow to fix. Whatever it is, it's not worth risking your relationships for. Fix it now. Know where you stand now. Don't lose sleep over it--it's not worth it. Life is far too short.

"I believe we place our happiness in other people's hands"

Think about it--how many times have you decided your own happiness? How many times have you been purely happy on your own basis? I know I haven't. I feed my happiness off of the people I love--and I get hurt the same way. It's not that I don't like it this way, I rather love my life, but it's true regardless.

"I believe that junk food tastes so good because it's bad for you"

Self-explanatory. And I totally agree. I'm sorry, but Oreos and Doritos are the shit.

"I believe your parents did the best job they knew how to do"

And their best may not have been your best, and it certainly may not have been the best, but they do love you and they do try their hardest. Even parents that give up their babies for adoption or abortion, they're doing the best they know how to do.

"I believe that beauty magazines promote low self esteem"

Duh.

"I believe I'm loved when I'm completely by myself alone"

Well, this one is interesting... I take it in the sense that when I'm alone, and when I haven't been around in a while, the people that still check on me and call me, the people that still care... I know they love me. They love me a lot. So while I'm alone, the people that are still there... those are the ones I want in my life.

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"I believe in Karma what you give is what you get returned"

I do believe in karma. I also believe that everything happens for a reason. So if something is being obnoxiously shitty in your life, there's a reason for it. Just stand tall, take it like a man, and it will pass. All things in life pass. The ones that are truly remarkable are worth waiting and enduring for.

"I believe you can't appreciate real love 'til you've been burned"

Think about it... if you've never been hurt, if you've never endured that sensation of your heart literally breaking inside of your chest... the very real pain that you experience when someone you trusted and loved turned their back on you, or knowing that the one person in your life that you desire more than anything else in this world can't be there with you and maybe never will... then how can you appreciate it when they don't, or when they can? Everything is relative. The good comes with the bad, and without the bad, the good wouldn't seem as worthwhile now would it?

"I believe the grass is no more greener on the other side"

As people, we tend to want what we can't have. This friend has lots of money, that friend has a car, we don't have what they have and we want it. Everyone is guilty of this. But honestly? Their life probably isn't a cakewalk either. That rich friend could be struggling with suicide, and that friend with a car may have inherited it from their dead grandfather. If we all learned to appreciate what we have a little more and wanted a little less, we may find that we really don't need those things. We already have them.

"I believe you don't know what you've got until you say goodbye"

This is probably the line that gets me every time. One, Darren Hayes has the voice of an angel and I don't care what anyone else says. Two, the worst part about loving anyone is saying goodbye to them. I suck at goodbyes. I always want to just bawl my eyes out and run after them, begging them to stay for just a little while with me. And you really don't realize how much you miss having them around until they're gone. That's when all of the great memories come back, and you wish you could make more great memories right that instant, but you know you can't. It's the most heartwrenching feeling, another one of those things that just breaks your heart slowly.
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"I believe you can't control or choose your sexuality"

Srsly. So let's start accepting them as openly as we accept the straight people, m'kay? There's no difference between gays and straights other than personal preference/opinion. If we can't accept differences of opinion, we're never going to learn to compromise. Get with the program, people.

"I believe that trust is more important than monogamy"

This is a really important one for me. Trust is the basis of any relationship, and it's not cheating that breaks trust. It really isn't. There are plenty of people out there in happy polygamous relationships, and they aren't killing each other or crying every night. So what is it? It's honesty, or lack thereof. People get hurt when other people lie to them, that's all there is, and THAT'S what breaks the trust. You tell someone you only want to be with them, and then go and cheat on them? That's not breaking monogamy--that's breaking a promise and lying to their face. Put less stress on monogamy and more stress on trust because, let's face it, some people are just drop dead sexy. That doesn't mean you go around sleeping with everyone, but it does mean that you should be comfortable enough in your relationship to be able to tell your partner, "Dude, that chick over there is FINE!" without them immediately accusing you of cheating. Trust. It's what friends do.

"I believe your most attractive features are your heart and soul"

:] True that. Relationships are built on mutual compatability, which comes from the heart and soul. A beautiful heart and a beautiful soul manifest itself into outer physical beauty, at least in my opinion.

"I believe that family is worth more than money or gold"

And they are. I would never give up my family for anything, not all the money or gold (or chocolate) in the world.

"I believe the struggle for financial freedom is unfair
I believe the only ones who disagree are millionaires"

Think about it. I don't think I need to explain this one--but it hits home for me.
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"I believe forgiveness is the key to your own happiness"

Think about what makes you unhappy. Is it usually because you're mad at someone? Or is it because of something only you did? Either way, if we can learn to forgive ourselves and those around us, we have a much better chance of being happier in our lives. It's not your fault, and it's not their fault, and even if it is, learn to forgive them. An open heart is the first step in realizing the self.

"I believe that wedded bliss negates the need to be undressed"

You don't need to be going around banging like rabbits if you're truly happy in your relationship, now do you? No. Although a little bit is nice, haha.

"I believe that God does not endorse TV evangelists"

This one just makes me laugh. Hard.

"I believe in love surviving death into eternity"

This is one I'm not so sure I believe in, but I certainly would like to believe it. It's just such a pleasant thought. I'd like to believe that the people I love, I will be able to love forever and ever until the end of time. And you know what? Maybe I will. I certainly will do everything in my power to try.
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