Sometimes in a relationship, I think I desire to give and say so much to the other person. The reason is two-fold, I think I want to tell the person how much they mean to me, but at the same time, I think there is a certain level of security in expressing how strongly I feel about another person. You have to be careful with it though, because ( Read more... )

Early in a relationship, you often have to make a choice between confrontation and letting go. This isn't necessarily about picking your battles, its more about looking at yourself honestly and deciding if a frustration is your personal issue or is something that needs to be confronted in the other person.

A few quotes from Shantaram, a novel that I am currently reading ( Read more... )

"Crowds, doubtless, are always unconscious, but this very unconsciousness is perhaps one of the secrets of their strength. In the natural world beings exclusively governed by instinct accomplish acts whose marvelous complexity astounds us. Reason is an attribute of humanity of too recent date and still too imperfect to reveal to us the laws of the ( Read more... )

There is a certain strength that very few people have. I am referring to the type of strength of that causes someone to care so passionately but also allows them to control that passion with the strength of their resolve. They always get the best of that passion and never let it push them to cynicism and frustration. These people transcend the ( Read more... )

Its easy to hide behind the appearance of handling everything well or being cool. I think it is extremely important to be flexible and dynamic in your approach to situations. Its good to avoid having an agenda or plan for a situation. I think it is much better to observe and handle a situation in a manner that is true to what you are feeling and ( Read more... )

There are times when you meet someone that generates a feeling that is so incredible that you can't ever imagine feeling any other way. You feel so alive and energized. Its almost like your existence was nothing up to that point. It is so intoxicating, you can't ever imagine not feeling that way ( Read more... )

Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros - Home

Really different, but I love the sound.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHKuB85EgnI

It's gotten to the point where things are pretty cloudy and complex for me that I think I have lost my sense of identity. For every problem that I have, I spend time trying to think my way out of it, but I am not sure I make genuine progress. Through reading and long periods of time spent just thinking over the last couple of years, I have filled ( Read more... )

When something only affects me, I usually can pursue it without allowing the fear of the situation to paralyze me. I run to those situations that scare me. The fear is reinforcement that the situation is where I should be. Do that which makes you uncomfortable ( Read more... )