Of late, I've been thinking a lot about how we sometimes allow the people around us determine what we should and shouldn't do.
Why is it that we care so much about how these people view us and what are coming out of their mouths?
They can say what they like at any time they want but at the end of the day, it's your life and your happiness at stake.
At that point, I told myself that I just want to live the moment and be content, knowing that I've at least given a shot at it instead of carrying on with my life, wondering what could have happened if I took the path less traveled.
Life is too short to care about what they think.
"Life is what you make it. Always has been, always will be." - Eleanor Roosevelt
Monday, November 16, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Man in the mirror
I lost my cool yesterday. Twice, in fact.
Totally un-cool.
And to think of myself as someone with a high threshold of tolerance limit who cannot seem to recall when was the last time she lost her temper.
Maybe it's true that what you perceive yourself to be, is, most of the time, totally different from what others think of you.
You may think the world of yourself and yet, the people around you actually find it difficult to say something nice about you.
You may be an insecure little soul and yet, there's someone out there who adores you and thinks highly of you.
I guess there are a lot of delusional people out there, including yours truly.
I'd like to think that I'm a thoughtful person but deep down inside, I know I'm a selfish being.
At least I'm honest about it.
Admission is one thing, making a change is a completely different song altogether.
"We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves." - Lynn Hall
Tick-tock,
Totally un-cool.
And to think of myself as someone with a high threshold of tolerance limit who cannot seem to recall when was the last time she lost her temper.
Maybe it's true that what you perceive yourself to be, is, most of the time, totally different from what others think of you.
You may think the world of yourself and yet, the people around you actually find it difficult to say something nice about you.
You may be an insecure little soul and yet, there's someone out there who adores you and thinks highly of you.
I guess there are a lot of delusional people out there, including yours truly.
I'd like to think that I'm a thoughtful person but deep down inside, I know I'm a selfish being.
At least I'm honest about it.
Admission is one thing, making a change is a completely different song altogether.
"We did not change as we grew older; we just became more clearly ourselves." - Lynn Hall
Tick-tock,
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Why does Monday come before Tuesday?
I was amused when I was reading my daily dose of horoscopes last week written by Yasmin Boland at moonology.com.
I had a 'Killing Me Softly' moment right there and then.
Which brings me to this question:
If the grass is indeed greener on the other side, does this person living on this 'other side' actually know how lucky he/ she is?
Why is it that we can't just be content with what we have? After all, the saying 'a bird in hand is worth two in the bushes' must have originated somewhere.
"Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with a little." - Marguerite Gardiner
Hopelessly in .....,
I had a 'Killing Me Softly' moment right there and then.
Which brings me to this question:
If the grass is indeed greener on the other side, does this person living on this 'other side' actually know how lucky he/ she is?
Why is it that we can't just be content with what we have? After all, the saying 'a bird in hand is worth two in the bushes' must have originated somewhere.
"Happiness consists not in having much, but in being content with a little." - Marguerite Gardiner
Hopelessly in .....,
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Don't bite off more than you can chew
Okay, so the title of this post may have no relevance whatsoever to the contents but I just like the sound of that phrase.
***
Would you rather hear the cold, hard truth or sugar-coated sweet nothings?
Would you prefer that your partner pretend that he still loves you out of obligation of the years you've spent together or would you rather that he say out loud the words you have been fearing to hear all these while?
I guess this is what the phrase 'sometimes you've gotta be cruel to be kind' means.
If only everyone can get their heads around this notion,the world might just be a better place.
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." - Confucius
Perplexed,
***
Would you rather hear the cold, hard truth or sugar-coated sweet nothings?
Would you prefer that your partner pretend that he still loves you out of obligation of the years you've spent together or would you rather that he say out loud the words you have been fearing to hear all these while?
I guess this is what the phrase 'sometimes you've gotta be cruel to be kind' means.
If only everyone can get their heads around this notion,the world might just be a better place.
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." - Confucius
Perplexed,
Friday, July 17, 2009
An open book
In life, we will cross paths with a lot of characters, some colourful, some dull,some loud and some reserved.
But often, what you see may not be necessarily what you get.
***
I get quite uncomfortable if 5 minutes through my conversation with a stranger, she begins to talk to me like I'm her BFF.
Now who doesn't know that friendships take time to develop? After all, Rome was not built in a day.
I can't stand it when a person goes on and on forever and doesn't seem to need to catch a breather between each sentence.
Why can't she just shut the hell up already???
Maybe she was a mute in her previous life.
And judging by the rate she's going, she may go back to being one again in her next life since she has already fully utilized all her 'talktime' for 3 lifetimes.
And then there are people who pretend to be nice and extremely helpful but stabs you from behind when you're not looking.
Some individuals who seemed cocky on the exterior but as you get to know them better,you realize that they are actually kind people who will not hesitate to lend you a helping hand (or ear) when you need it.
Last but definitely not least, the type who are friends with everyone but then there's just something about him/ her that you just can't put your finger on. And no matter how hard you try, there always seem to be a humongous gap between the both of you.
Okay, so perhaps I didn't try hard enough. Or just couldn't be bothered to even try at all.
Maybe the problem lies with me, and not this person.
"To be yourself in this world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not a good reader,
But often, what you see may not be necessarily what you get.
***
I get quite uncomfortable if 5 minutes through my conversation with a stranger, she begins to talk to me like I'm her BFF.
Now who doesn't know that friendships take time to develop? After all, Rome was not built in a day.
I can't stand it when a person goes on and on forever and doesn't seem to need to catch a breather between each sentence.
Why can't she just shut the hell up already???
Maybe she was a mute in her previous life.
And judging by the rate she's going, she may go back to being one again in her next life since she has already fully utilized all her 'talktime' for 3 lifetimes.
And then there are people who pretend to be nice and extremely helpful but stabs you from behind when you're not looking.
Some individuals who seemed cocky on the exterior but as you get to know them better,you realize that they are actually kind people who will not hesitate to lend you a helping hand (or ear) when you need it.
Last but definitely not least, the type who are friends with everyone but then there's just something about him/ her that you just can't put your finger on. And no matter how hard you try, there always seem to be a humongous gap between the both of you.
Okay, so perhaps I didn't try hard enough. Or just couldn't be bothered to even try at all.
Maybe the problem lies with me, and not this person.
"To be yourself in this world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Not a good reader,
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Do I have to say the words?
"So easy to say the words goodbye, so hard to let the feelings die"... as the lyrics to the Natalie Cole song, Starting over Again, goes.
They say that you won't know how to appreciate the things you've got until they're gone.
Every once in a blue moon, I'd ask myself if we've made the right decision by choosing this path or whether both of us should've strived harder and meet each other halfway instead.
And when I think of him, I can't help but wonder whether he is somewhere other there, thinking of me too.
But I've always believe that if it's meant to be, no matter how long it takes, we'll get there eventually. And if it isn't, regardless of how hard we try, it will still fall apart in the end.
Only time will tell.
"The bottom line is that (a) people are never perfect, but love can be, (b) that is the one and only way that the mediocre and vile can be transformed, and (c) doing that makes it that. We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love." - Tom Robbins in 'Still Life with Woodpecker'
Thinking of you,
They say that you won't know how to appreciate the things you've got until they're gone.
Every once in a blue moon, I'd ask myself if we've made the right decision by choosing this path or whether both of us should've strived harder and meet each other halfway instead.
And when I think of him, I can't help but wonder whether he is somewhere other there, thinking of me too.
But I've always believe that if it's meant to be, no matter how long it takes, we'll get there eventually. And if it isn't, regardless of how hard we try, it will still fall apart in the end.
Only time will tell.
"The bottom line is that (a) people are never perfect, but love can be, (b) that is the one and only way that the mediocre and vile can be transformed, and (c) doing that makes it that. We waste time looking for the perfect lover, instead of creating the perfect love." - Tom Robbins in 'Still Life with Woodpecker'
Thinking of you,
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Dumb & dumber
Okay, so I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed but that doesn't give anyone the right to put me down.
A person, no matter how patient, will still have a threshold limit - even if he's a saint.
And it is at times like these that I can totally relate to the boy next door who woke up one morning and decided to grab his dad's revolver and go on a shooting spree.
No kidding.
* * *
You may think that you are smarter than I am, but I beg to differ.
I've seen a handful of people in the past whom I personally don't think deserve to be in the positions that they're in, rise faster than the morning sun.
And I'm beginning to wonder if this is exactly what this other person is thinking about me right now.
Which leaves me with this question: If everyone on the face of this earth perceives themselves as smarter than they actually are (including the not-so-intelligent ones), why is the world still not a better place?
Maybe I really am a ditz after all.
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt
Baka-yarou,
A person, no matter how patient, will still have a threshold limit - even if he's a saint.
And it is at times like these that I can totally relate to the boy next door who woke up one morning and decided to grab his dad's revolver and go on a shooting spree.
No kidding.
* * *
You may think that you are smarter than I am, but I beg to differ.
I've seen a handful of people in the past whom I personally don't think deserve to be in the positions that they're in, rise faster than the morning sun.
And I'm beginning to wonder if this is exactly what this other person is thinking about me right now.
Which leaves me with this question: If everyone on the face of this earth perceives themselves as smarter than they actually are (including the not-so-intelligent ones), why is the world still not a better place?
Maybe I really am a ditz after all.
"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt
Baka-yarou,
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