Clarity

Don't have expectations of people, they never live up to them.






Most people would view that negatively, but she makes a good point. There's a positive to it. I started thinking about it like my nephews. They're autistic. People look at them and wonder why they can't "be normal". But...they are normal. Perfectly fine. Not that the world is one giant developmental disorder, but you can't expect oodles from someone and then be perturbed when they don't measure up. People will be who they are. They rarely - if ever - change. And if they do it's for a fundamental reason, not because you thought they would.















 
 The older I get, the more grateful I am for my choices in education and the more I want to learn. Once you take off the rose-colored glasses and see the world for what it really is, you learn to flow with it. And wonderful things are the end result.

Reflection

Is it possible that falling in love can blind us to an extent? To meet someone like you, and be very drawn to this brilliant person, and be horribly, terribly let down by him.

It's not wise to trust someone entirely. To share yourself with them. Because it leaves you vulnerable. And if you happen to have trusted the wrong person. The one who serves self first. Because that's the one who will sit high and use your trust. Will tell anyone anything, everything that they can. Anyone who will listen, who will entertain them for a minute. That instant gratification.

And then what? you're left in the dust. wondering why you ever tried.


I'm not entirely sure I want to do it again. I think I'm actually damaged; broken. I was strong after I was cheated on. I was strong after a child resulted. I was even strong after the rape. ...but I really think it's broken now