inadequacy.
I'm sick of this feeling of inadequacy that is just consuming me lately. Every time I start to feel a little bit better about myself or feel like I've actually accomplished something minimally significant it all just comes back and smacks me in the face. I work my ass off...I spend more time doing homework and studying than most people I know...
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don't live up to what other people say you should do. it's okay to say no sometimes.
if you don't feel like you can compete, then don't. ballroom stresses you out more than it should, jess--it's an extracurricular. it's not a class, it's not a career. it should be fun, and it sounds like it isn't even that anymore.
you need to do what's best for you.
and the rock? it's totally true about life. but, the lesson i took from it was this: don't try to be something that you're not. imagine the purpose you have in the here and now, and do the best damn job you can with that. what's meant to be is going to find a way, and some things are just beyond your control.
there's a line from a song by the format. it goes, "snails see the benefits, the beauty in every inch." i've sort of adopted that as my own personal philosophy on life: see the beauty in everything. yes, it's good to focus on the big picture, but if you have your sight set solely on the horizon, you're going to miss the beauty on the ground.
worry about the things you have power over. disregard the things you don't.
by and large, life's too short to ruminate over the bullshit.
you're better than this, chickadee. and you know how much we love you.
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