“I’m going to tell you what a demon once told me: It is okay to want your own happiness. It’s okay to care about yourself the most. It’s okay to do what’s healthy for YOU. When someone hits you, it’s okay to hit back and then ask them what the hell they expected. It’s okay. You are not obligated to sit there and smile and swallow every bit of shit everyone heaps on you. You are more than furniture, you’re more than window dressing, you’re not their shiny toy. You’re human, and you have the right to say “That was shitty of you”. You have a right to say “Let me feed that back to you; tell me, how does it taste?” You have a right to protest your own mistreatment and set boundaries for respectful interactions. The rest of the world doesn’t realize you have this right, and they will act offended and appalled when you exercise it, but it is yours.”
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Friday, February 15, 2013
The Hard Choices
In some ways, things were a lot easier when I wasn't active in pursuing my dreams. I would think only in what entertainment the week would hold and the next party to head to.
Now, that I can see the aftermath of this kind of thinking, it has forced me into reconsidering things. This road is a little harder and the results are not instantaneous but I know that in many ways I will be far more satisfied. The things I am after now actually can last, much unlike the embrace of easy love, or the warmth at the end of a bottle. Those paths lead to head aches and empty pockets.
Instead, seeking the means to be able to create photography, to travel, to make a name for myself, these things will satisfy me like the other things never could, but I will have to be patient. This will not happen over night. I have to trust and wait. Thankfully, I have the example of my best friend that made the same choice to guide me and show that things will work out for us in the end.
Now, that I can see the aftermath of this kind of thinking, it has forced me into reconsidering things. This road is a little harder and the results are not instantaneous but I know that in many ways I will be far more satisfied. The things I am after now actually can last, much unlike the embrace of easy love, or the warmth at the end of a bottle. Those paths lead to head aches and empty pockets.
Instead, seeking the means to be able to create photography, to travel, to make a name for myself, these things will satisfy me like the other things never could, but I will have to be patient. This will not happen over night. I have to trust and wait. Thankfully, I have the example of my best friend that made the same choice to guide me and show that things will work out for us in the end.
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