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Sep. 30th, 2009 09:55 pmI wrote something to a friend tonight, and realised it could be applied to so many people on my list who are stressing and worrying right now. So I thought I'd share, with a couple of changes. Because it is something I believe about everyone on my list, honestly.
You're a brilliant person, truly you are. You believe so much in people, and are so positive about things no matter what, I wish that transferred back to yourself. I know better than to truly expect that, it's a thing, isn't it? Seeing greatness in others and not expecting it in ourselves.
The road ahead is hard. It will be a long slog. You will make choices you later regret. You will do things you question, and that you look back on and wonder if you'd just done them differently, how will they turn out.
But you will also do brilliant things. You will write things you look back on later and are in awe of. That we are all in awe of. You will say and do things that are mediocre, yes, but we all do. You will also shine. I know that. Somewhere, here, I know that.
Not every day will have us shine like stars. Not every moment will fulfill our dreams. It's part of the adjustment we make as we transition through life. Not into adulthood, fuck that noise. I'm an adult and still transistioning. But times will come that you see yourself as so much more. That you do something outstanding and brilliant and generous. That you find yourself surrounded by those you love and realise that your life - while perhaps not the one you dreamed of once - is better than the one you feared you might have.
I adore you, and I know what it's like to not be satisfied and to doubt. But you are talented. You are brilliant.
We are as much our crises as we are our accomplishments. It is difficult to accept that. I know I still struggle with it. But without doubting ourselves and questioning, what would we be?
Know that I love you
You're a brilliant person, truly you are. You believe so much in people, and are so positive about things no matter what, I wish that transferred back to yourself. I know better than to truly expect that, it's a thing, isn't it? Seeing greatness in others and not expecting it in ourselves.
The road ahead is hard. It will be a long slog. You will make choices you later regret. You will do things you question, and that you look back on and wonder if you'd just done them differently, how will they turn out.
But you will also do brilliant things. You will write things you look back on later and are in awe of. That we are all in awe of. You will say and do things that are mediocre, yes, but we all do. You will also shine. I know that. Somewhere, here, I know that.
Not every day will have us shine like stars. Not every moment will fulfill our dreams. It's part of the adjustment we make as we transition through life. Not into adulthood, fuck that noise. I'm an adult and still transistioning. But times will come that you see yourself as so much more. That you do something outstanding and brilliant and generous. That you find yourself surrounded by those you love and realise that your life - while perhaps not the one you dreamed of once - is better than the one you feared you might have.
I adore you, and I know what it's like to not be satisfied and to doubt. But you are talented. You are brilliant.
We are as much our crises as we are our accomplishments. It is difficult to accept that. I know I still struggle with it. But without doubting ourselves and questioning, what would we be?
Know that I love you
