Right off the bat from reading the first line “I celebrate myself, and sing myself,” the author gave a sense of proudness of himself. I think this is an important thing that people forget. Everyone should be proud of themselves or happy about the decisions they make that molded them to who they are today. Many times people just need to take some time out of their day and remind themselves of all the good things they have done, big or small. I too have moments where I doubt myself if I am making the right decisions. Going to Baruch was not my first choice for college, but I was encouraged to enroll here by my parents since I received an academic scholarship. I still think about hypothetical situations like if I did ended up going to my first choice of college FIT, would my life be better than what it is right now? But there is no point of reminding myself of the past, I should just make the most of my present and future. I made some amazing friends here at Baruch that I could see will be in my life for a long time, I joined Women in Business and have learned so much from the wonderful empowering females there, and when I graduate I will not have to worry about loans so if i wanted to continue my education, I can. Like what Whitman says, “myself moving forward then and now and forever.” Thinking negatively or worrying about your past is a waste of time, it will not change anything. Instead, be satisfied of what you chose and if not, take action now that will make you want to celebrate yourself.