Mar 24, 2008 01:06
I've had some very transformative experiences lately- simple experiences that ended up having a pretty profound impact. Just people talking about things and, in the course of the conversation,just hearing and observing how they perceive the world, how those perceptions influence their life outlook, and how the outlook impacts their demeanor and the way they live their lives. And like... it's sort of led me to re-assess some stuff in my life.
I want to commit myself to seeing the potential in the empty spaces.
I want to commit myself to seeing the possible in the yet-to-be.
I want to commit myself to seeing art in the simplest gesture, in the plainest structure.
I want to make sure I don't pigeon-hole myself, because that is more dangerous than others pigeon-holing me.
I want to commit myself to knowing that something will happen, but only if I make it so.
I want to commit myself to knowing that I make my own world by finding the beauty and the art in the existing and the yet to exist- everything is possibility waiting to be realized, but can only be realized if given an impetus to begin. And that impetus might just be me.
There's still a lot that I don't know, but I've sort of been able to confidently say that these are some things that I *do* know and that I want to be able to focus myself on... and I'm hoping that by focusing myself on these things, others will become clearer. I'll just have to wait and see.