How about a little less Browning and A LOT less Poe
I am so sick of people writing their own tragedies just so they can play all the parts at once and woo their audience into fabricated empathy. Really. There are real people with real problems everywhere; and you, no matter who you are or what you are going through, are a real person with real blessings. Realize that. Know that it is a part of who you are. Having center stage does not make you more important, or more real. And-
If you are reading this, I want to you know that I care about you. We might not have talked for a while- and I may not know exactly what's going on in your life- but unless you are some random person whom I don't know purusing around lj because you have nothing else to do- you need to know that. You matter to me.
You matter to God. There's a skit I've seen about a thousand and a half times that revolves around that phrase. For years I haven'te been able to get it out of my head. I'll forget- and then it comes back to me. You matter to God. You might not feel like it. You might not see it. Everyone else might be communicating a completely different message. Still- you matter to God. And that blessing outweighs EVERYTHING else. Real or imagined. Experienced or portrayed.
So be who you are. Be honest. Be human. Be real. Please. Just be.
If you are reading this, I want to you know that I care about you. We might not have talked for a while- and I may not know exactly what's going on in your life- but unless you are some random person whom I don't know purusing around lj because you have nothing else to do- you need to know that. You matter to me.
You matter to God. There's a skit I've seen about a thousand and a half times that revolves around that phrase. For years I haven'te been able to get it out of my head. I'll forget- and then it comes back to me. You matter to God. You might not feel like it. You might not see it. Everyone else might be communicating a completely different message. Still- you matter to God. And that blessing outweighs EVERYTHING else. Real or imagined. Experienced or portrayed.
So be who you are. Be honest. Be human. Be real. Please. Just be.