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Once a week I ask the same bleary-eyed question: “What about Wednesday?”It’s my day to post whatever the hell I feel like, with no regard to fashion, eco-consciousness or, occasionally, even coherent thoughts.
Sadness Setup Shot by exdigecko on Flickr
- People shouldn’t be afraid of getting older. The older I get, the better things are: my relationships become more sound, my decisions more adament, and my experiences more valuable…every day. When I was twenty-one, a fight with a friend or a lover was a temptation toward assumptions and conjecture. Now it’s a chance to think for five minutes, experience some trippy introspection, and come back feeling stronger and more connected to the person I conflicted with…and who was wrong doesn’t really matter anymore.
- Sometimes it’s okay to do something you don’t enjoy, just because someone else wants you to. I may have no interest in Marvel vs. Capcom 2, but I can handle learning how to do the special moves for three different characters – Rogue, Jill Valentine and Ryu, if anyone is curious – if it means that much to my boyfriend. Besides, he’s a good teacher…and I did feel a sense of triumph when I finally summoned the Tyrant.
- It’s all attitude. Sometimes I forget that when I choose to think about something negatively, I’m only adding stress. Those new pumps only look hot if I think they look hot; my commitments only waste my time if I let them waste my time; my struggles are only painful if I choose to see them painfully. And yeah, sometimes it feels damned good to yell, “This sucks!” but most of the time, it’s better to take a deep breath and remind myself of what I’m gaining each time I feel frustrated or lost or stressed (and there is always something to gain).
One last thing: don’t forget to take a moment, today, and just be still. Take out your headphones, put down your book and close your eyes. Let your muscles relax and listen to the small sounds that always get covered up. Don’t think about that post you should really be writing right now, or how the dog needs to go out, or whether you need to leave in fifteen minutes or twenty to meet with a friend. Just listen. For a moment.
It’s totally worth it.
first, i LOVE that photo. it’s so solemn but beautiful.
second, i admire how you are able to put many negatively seen thing about life, into perspective (i.e.: growing older, conflict, etc.. ). and a good perspective, at that. you are right, it IS all about attitude.
i especially enjoyed this sentence : …and come back feeling stronger and more connected to the person I conflicted with…and who was wrong doesn’t really matter anymore.
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