and we must pack up every piece of the life we used to love
it's been a lifetime. i don't know what to say about the time since i last remembered myself in this. everything i've done since last september when i moved in with my brother has done nothing but teach me who i am. who am i? what have i learned? i could search my pockets for the list i started but i think i should try to remember it on my own... because what i have in my head at any given time is the only thing that is real for me, really...
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each man is an island
everything that has happened up until this very moment has led us here
forgiveness is a living thing that grows inside of people, if they allow it the necessary elements
i am allowed to shed the weight of all of my mistakes and live to leave them behind
i am an extremely devoted individual
when i find my bliss i will capture it ingeniously
force is the weapon of the weak
you have to lose everything to find yourself
selfishness is a virtue
the man who dies young doing what he loves far surpasses
he who lives long and dies wealthy as a result of withstanding
his predetermined existence.
anger is the result of one's dissatisfaction with the degree of one's compliance with "the way things are"
there is no such thing as "the way things are". life doesn't work like that
i value my family. they are where i come from and who i will return to when all is said and done.
i will never surrender my right to decide for myself who the enemy is
i will listen hard for the sound of my conscience amidst the inner debate of even the smallest decision
everything is a tool
material things are most often unnecessary in order to survive
nature is our teacher and i will have reverence without fear
everything i see is only as real as i allow it to be
i determine the value of every earthly situation
FeBreezing your dirty laundry does not render it wearable
there is beauty hidden somewhere in every person, place, and situation
one's art is a reflection of one's spirit and driving will,
rendering one's creativity
the most important endeavor
of one's worldly being
there is no such thing as a "relationship" that doesn't adhere to the principles of symbiosis
every tool is a weapon if you hold it right
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i am going to New York City. i can't stay in this place so still and unaware of who i am for very much longer. i need air. i need a place where i am free to be who i am. i need to see for myself where my family hails from, the city that made the men and women that came before me. i can't remember why i hated this place for so long. maybe beneath my hatred of it i simply hated myself. these people and these useless aims can't hold me here anymore. making a life anywhere in this city feels more and more like building a house on sand, excuse the biblical reference. i have to find my way out of this...
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each man is an island
everything that has happened up until this very moment has led us here
forgiveness is a living thing that grows inside of people, if they allow it the necessary elements
i am allowed to shed the weight of all of my mistakes and live to leave them behind
i am an extremely devoted individual
when i find my bliss i will capture it ingeniously
force is the weapon of the weak
you have to lose everything to find yourself
selfishness is a virtue
the man who dies young doing what he loves far surpasses
he who lives long and dies wealthy as a result of withstanding
his predetermined existence.
anger is the result of one's dissatisfaction with the degree of one's compliance with "the way things are"
there is no such thing as "the way things are". life doesn't work like that
i value my family. they are where i come from and who i will return to when all is said and done.
i will never surrender my right to decide for myself who the enemy is
i will listen hard for the sound of my conscience amidst the inner debate of even the smallest decision
everything is a tool
material things are most often unnecessary in order to survive
nature is our teacher and i will have reverence without fear
everything i see is only as real as i allow it to be
i determine the value of every earthly situation
FeBreezing your dirty laundry does not render it wearable
there is beauty hidden somewhere in every person, place, and situation
one's art is a reflection of one's spirit and driving will,
rendering one's creativity
the most important endeavor
of one's worldly being
there is no such thing as a "relationship" that doesn't adhere to the principles of symbiosis
every tool is a weapon if you hold it right
___________________________________________________
i am going to New York City. i can't stay in this place so still and unaware of who i am for very much longer. i need air. i need a place where i am free to be who i am. i need to see for myself where my family hails from, the city that made the men and women that came before me. i can't remember why i hated this place for so long. maybe beneath my hatred of it i simply hated myself. these people and these useless aims can't hold me here anymore. making a life anywhere in this city feels more and more like building a house on sand, excuse the biblical reference. i have to find my way out of this...