what have i learned this year?
today as i walked up the stone steps to my apartment, i thought, "what have i learned this year?"
the first topic that came to my mind was friendship. i've always known how important it is, but this year has only solidified my belief that it may be the most important thing, because beyond all else that is liable to fall apart, it holds steady and holds you together. it makes you laugh and gives you life and hope and sustains you through dark times and winter and nastiness.
beyond that, i've learned that sometimes when you're hurt you have to get on with it. your life, that is. you can talk to people about it, and that helps to a certain extent, but after a while it is just dragging yourself through the same emotions and perhaps it becomes more healthy to jump ship and force yourself past it onto activities and topics of conversation that make you happy. no need to dwell on unpleasant things once they're in the past
i've learned not to take things as personally- people have their own shit going on and if they freak out on you, it is probably not entirely about you, if at all. it's good to have your own sense of who you are and what's important so you don't need others' appraisals of you
i have re-learned all of the high school math that i forgot, along with biology and some spanish
i have learned that i need to be very kind to myself
i have learned that i dont belong in boston
i have learned to follow my instincts and enjoy things as much as i can
i have learned/remembered that it's terrible and painful to fall in love, but i think it's worth it in the end? maybe?
the first topic that came to my mind was friendship. i've always known how important it is, but this year has only solidified my belief that it may be the most important thing, because beyond all else that is liable to fall apart, it holds steady and holds you together. it makes you laugh and gives you life and hope and sustains you through dark times and winter and nastiness.
beyond that, i've learned that sometimes when you're hurt you have to get on with it. your life, that is. you can talk to people about it, and that helps to a certain extent, but after a while it is just dragging yourself through the same emotions and perhaps it becomes more healthy to jump ship and force yourself past it onto activities and topics of conversation that make you happy. no need to dwell on unpleasant things once they're in the past
i've learned not to take things as personally- people have their own shit going on and if they freak out on you, it is probably not entirely about you, if at all. it's good to have your own sense of who you are and what's important so you don't need others' appraisals of you
i have re-learned all of the high school math that i forgot, along with biology and some spanish
i have learned that i need to be very kind to myself
i have learned that i dont belong in boston
i have learned to follow my instincts and enjoy things as much as i can
i have learned/remembered that it's terrible and painful to fall in love, but i think it's worth it in the end? maybe?