Resolution: Journal More
Out with the old, in with the new. I'm going to journal more. Again, like I used to.
Talk to myself to work things out and such.
2010 was a year. An alright year, as good as they have been for me, for the last few years. Still in school, however, finally settled on a major. English. I love reading and I think, with a little work, I might be an okay writer. Short stories and poetry mostly.
Today, I woke up around 4:30pm. It's the latest I've ever slept in. At least as far as I can recall. I guess my body needs the sleep and really, there isn't anything pressing happening so I give into it and let it have it's way.
Reading: Snow Crash. Have been forever now. I really want to finish it so I can move on to something else and so I end this on that note.
How to understand you are not ugly. December 5th.
First. Be nice to people even when they are mean to you. One day, they too will feel like you do and they will be thankful for the silent lesson and you will feel better knowing you didn’t accidentally torment them.
Second. Understand why number one matters so much.
Third. Try not to harbor hurtful thoughts. This one is very hard. It’s easy to say you are kind, it’s harder to mean it within yourself; within your thoughts.
Fourth. Find your purpose. If you have an interest in something; pursue it. If you fail, try again; if you fail again, set it aside, come back to it later. Pursue something else. Never close your mind to learning something.
Fifth. Look at yourself. Maybe you feel like you look awkward, not exactly magazine pretty. You’re not a monster. Your awkwardness is someone else’s beauty. Your awkwardness is you and you are beautiful.
Sixth. Believe number five wholeheartedly.
Seventh. Realize a good thing when it is upon you. People will always hurt you; when you find the ones who don’t. Keep them close and treat them with kindness.
Eighth. Be brutally honest without being brutal. Even when it hurts, even when it’s hard. Even when it’s the most difficult thing to do. Be honest.
Ninth. Talk. Tell people you appreciate them. Tell them why. Pass on the good feelings.
Tenth. Love when it’s hard, love when it’s easy. Love when it’s simple and delicate. Love when it’s rough, but only if it doesn’t hurt in wrong ways. Live life in love.
Talk to myself to work things out and such.
2010 was a year. An alright year, as good as they have been for me, for the last few years. Still in school, however, finally settled on a major. English. I love reading and I think, with a little work, I might be an okay writer. Short stories and poetry mostly.
Today, I woke up around 4:30pm. It's the latest I've ever slept in. At least as far as I can recall. I guess my body needs the sleep and really, there isn't anything pressing happening so I give into it and let it have it's way.
Reading: Snow Crash. Have been forever now. I really want to finish it so I can move on to something else and so I end this on that note.
How to understand you are not ugly. December 5th.
First. Be nice to people even when they are mean to you. One day, they too will feel like you do and they will be thankful for the silent lesson and you will feel better knowing you didn’t accidentally torment them.
Second. Understand why number one matters so much.
Third. Try not to harbor hurtful thoughts. This one is very hard. It’s easy to say you are kind, it’s harder to mean it within yourself; within your thoughts.
Fourth. Find your purpose. If you have an interest in something; pursue it. If you fail, try again; if you fail again, set it aside, come back to it later. Pursue something else. Never close your mind to learning something.
Fifth. Look at yourself. Maybe you feel like you look awkward, not exactly magazine pretty. You’re not a monster. Your awkwardness is someone else’s beauty. Your awkwardness is you and you are beautiful.
Sixth. Believe number five wholeheartedly.
Seventh. Realize a good thing when it is upon you. People will always hurt you; when you find the ones who don’t. Keep them close and treat them with kindness.
Eighth. Be brutally honest without being brutal. Even when it hurts, even when it’s hard. Even when it’s the most difficult thing to do. Be honest.
Ninth. Talk. Tell people you appreciate them. Tell them why. Pass on the good feelings.
Tenth. Love when it’s hard, love when it’s easy. Love when it’s simple and delicate. Love when it’s rough, but only if it doesn’t hurt in wrong ways. Live life in love.