Please ignore the lisp, I never meant to sound like this.
Reading "Life of Pi" has made me very happy. It's such an incredible story, and I'm excited every time I pick it up.
"Did you know that I can touch the stars? I just reach up there and touch one. I'm really good at it when I'm swinging in parks. It's not hot or anything. That's because I'm invincible. Nothing can hurt me like that. Nothing said or done to me can destroy me. It's pretty cool.
Generally speaking, the people who are happy are those who WANT to be happy. It's the same way when it comes to being invincible (like I am.) You have to not want anything to hurt you in order for nothing to hurt you. It's pretty sweet once you think about it. I think it's strange how some people don't WANT to be invincible. I mean- I enjoy it a great deal. You pretty much choose how you want stuff to be, if you're going to let if affect you or if you're not. There are always at least two ways that something can turn out. I prefer the less brutal way most times. Which is why I'm choosing to NOT let it affect me. That way I can finish out my year smoothly and without any worries regarding things like that. There are very few times where we are victims of circumstance, and even then you can be positive (most times, anyway). This is not a time where I am a victim of circumstance (and if it is, then it's not that BIG), so I'm all GOOD. :)"
I wrote this when I was 17. I never thought my own words would bring me so much comfort once again.
I hope that maybe it brings you comfort someday. Maybe even today.
Another thing stuck out to me as I was perusing my past via online journal entries: a quote from Robert Frost.
"In 3 words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on."
Today I get to babysit with my Ingrid LOVEmuffin Rauk, then visit my cousin Simone and her beautiful new baby boy Jordan. Then I'm going to spend the rest of my night with the usual crew (Deyea, Ingrid, Baxter, Alex, et al), having fun and loving life for what it is right now. Because that's all that I can do.
I want to work on loving more. Real love. Crazy, passionate, over-the-top, wondrous love.
"Did you know that I can touch the stars? I just reach up there and touch one. I'm really good at it when I'm swinging in parks. It's not hot or anything. That's because I'm invincible. Nothing can hurt me like that. Nothing said or done to me can destroy me. It's pretty cool.
Generally speaking, the people who are happy are those who WANT to be happy. It's the same way when it comes to being invincible (like I am.) You have to not want anything to hurt you in order for nothing to hurt you. It's pretty sweet once you think about it. I think it's strange how some people don't WANT to be invincible. I mean- I enjoy it a great deal. You pretty much choose how you want stuff to be, if you're going to let if affect you or if you're not. There are always at least two ways that something can turn out. I prefer the less brutal way most times. Which is why I'm choosing to NOT let it affect me. That way I can finish out my year smoothly and without any worries regarding things like that. There are very few times where we are victims of circumstance, and even then you can be positive (most times, anyway). This is not a time where I am a victim of circumstance (and if it is, then it's not that BIG), so I'm all GOOD. :)"
I wrote this when I was 17. I never thought my own words would bring me so much comfort once again.
I hope that maybe it brings you comfort someday. Maybe even today.
Another thing stuck out to me as I was perusing my past via online journal entries: a quote from Robert Frost.
"In 3 words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: It goes on."
Today I get to babysit with my Ingrid LOVEmuffin Rauk, then visit my cousin Simone and her beautiful new baby boy Jordan. Then I'm going to spend the rest of my night with the usual crew (Deyea, Ingrid, Baxter, Alex, et al), having fun and loving life for what it is right now. Because that's all that I can do.
I want to work on loving more. Real love. Crazy, passionate, over-the-top, wondrous love.