January 19, 2003
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Record it….
I wish some sort of device could be invented to record my thoughts. Before I fall asleep at night, something is running through my head. Whatever it is, I can write a book about it but I forget them by the time I wake up. I was thinking of putting a notebook on my nightstand to jot down thoughts but my fingers have never been able to keep up with my mind. How about a recorder? That should work right? I can whisper so not to wake up anyone. So my search now begins for a recorder.
My mother says that I’m going to have a stroke. She says that every time I get upset. I wasn’t upset when I walked in my house but something triggered it. When I’m upset, I like to keep quiet or talk to the object of my madness until I get my point across. If I stay quiet, I think think think and think some more. That’s what I’m doing now so I decided to just write. I’m infuriated with self centered, selfish, arrogant and irritating, malicious and lazy people. People who think of no one but themselves and befriend the ones they want to use. “Let’s see how many buttons we can push until she flips” I sometimes feel that there is no reason to be pleasant; that just gives someone reason to take full advantage of you. I’m getting tired of bending over backwards for people who don’t appreciate it. I wish I could be a witch (w/ a “b”) for a day. Just one day to tell some people exactly how I feel or felt about them and their actions. Then I will be free from thinking; that would be a lot better then keeping it inside and giving myself headaches. It would be nice to stop making excuses for people too. No more, “think of the good that he/she’s done” while they continue to F-up! “No, I will not forgive you. Too little, too late.” I’ll feel bad for whoever has to be around me if the witch in me ever comes.
I miss being young and waking up being excited to go to school and learning. That was the only place I was happy and would refuse to stay home for any reason. Yeah, the kids were crueler than adults but I didn’t have to interact with them much so it didn’t bother me. When you’re a kid, you could get away with being quiet and naïve (I was more harmless than naive). Once you’re grown up, that naivety had better be gone because you will not have your parents to stick up for you anymore. I’ve learned that just because someone is over a certain age certainly doesn’t indicate maturity. Fools (that was not the word that I originally wanted to use) come in all sizes, races, creeds, religions, and age. The more years I have under my belt, the harsher and more conscious I get. My trust in others is diminishing and I’m building some sort of wall for me not to set myself up for disappointment.
The venting is over now. More pleasant posts will follow

Comments (7)
Well said, Shy. You totally see and understand the world as it really is. Now all you gotta do is figure out how to stay true to yourself and your beliefs, accept the fact that life = changes. Whatever your feelings and beliefs are with you today may or may not be with you 10 or 20 years from now. And, figure out how to achieve your goals without sacrificing your soul.
Yes, sometimes it can be harmful to be naive and too trusting, but at the same time one must not be too paranoid and suspicious either, as this can lead to one becoming bitter and cynical…and if that happens, how much better can your life possibly be?
Balance is the key.
~Meta~
Don`t let the others upset you.
Have a great smiling day.
let it out! headaches over other people’s stupid actions is so useless, believe me i know! let it out and relief yourself here!
that is all very true….but there are still good people out there too…it’s just hard to find them sometimes!
i hope you do!
You don’t have to be pleasant all the time. We (esp. women) are conditioned to be that way. Sometimes when people go over the limits you’ve got to let them know you don’t take their shit. I have cut off friends in my life because they didn’t know how to respect my boundary and privacy. But yes, let them know, or write, or whatever, get it out of your system, and you’ll never have a stroke
The older you get the harsher you get because thats how much more you become a cynic…
if you have faith then the energy comes in from somewhere…you have to keep the faith!!…
and at every turn you have to remeber what made you today is the same fibre that you were born with as a child …go back to your dreams and make them happen dont go far from them….