January 2011
7 posts
and how do you know when to let go?
if you give and never take, take a hint and let go.
if your image is based on someone elses preference, let go.
if you’re #1, but there’s a 2, 3 and 4, let go.
if you believe happiness only comes from relaitonships, let go.
if ‘i love you’ has become a salutation, let go.
if your friends can’t bare to hear about it anymore it’s because they told you to let...
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You can see as far as you think.
Blinded by love? You mean you were blinded by an overwhelming need to feel wanted. You were blinded by deep rooted insecurities and the belief that anything is better than being alone. Love shouldn’t be blinding, but rather eye opening. -tbrumm
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never heard silence quite this loud.
i have flaws. i overreact, i exaggerate to justify my argument, i hold others at the same standards as i hold myself, i’m spiteful— and i could go on for days about the things i do/am doing wrong, but i’m trying. i’m out here living, loving and learning; admitting when i’ve failed at one or all three. and in failure is growth. what will we get out of keeping people at...
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fall through like change in the daylight.
when i think of all the changes i’ve made recently and the changes i’ll be making in the next 6 months i start to doubt my ability to maintain the outlook i have now, and there is one image that appears in my mind every time.
…laying face down on a tennis court. surrounded by palm trees, the ocean, wide open space and my best friend. we finally sat up only to see the puddles of...
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just keep swimming.
there’s plenty of fish in the sea, but they’re not all rainbow fish. some have physical imperfections such as nemo’s fin, some have questionable morals— seeing you as the appetizer to their 3 course meal and others are meant for a fishbowl, they’re just nice to look at.
we’re not all good fishermen either. some of us use the wrong bait (assuming we know how to...
you'll only get what you give.
You say it’s easy to talk about because it’s nothing, but her “nothings” were and still are a whole lot of something to your life. I understand comfort and routine and I definitely understand habit, I had one for four years. So yes, I also understand that old habits die hard but that’s just it, my habit died, yours is living on through your stories which must...
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take away the you.
“you don’t understand”
you’re right. i don’t understand how such an amazing person convinces themself that they deserve nothing more than the scraps being thrown to them. i don’t understand your need for reassurance from others. a mirror can give you all the reassurance they do and it asks for nothing in return.i don’t understand how you sleep at night...
