Why are we so afraid to open up to others? We hold so much back: everything that made us into who we are today. We hold it all back until people can only see one little sliver, one crack opening into the door that is that person's soul. It's impossible to know why a person acts the way they do because YOU JUST CAN'T KNOW. There's just too much to ( Read more... )

 Sleep is the only place where you can truly be alone. There is no one else when you sleep. It is you, in your head, enjoying the peace. Sleeping is meant to be peaceful and feel great, but you aren't in control of your sleep. It's all your mind's decision, you're just along for the ride ( Read more... )

 Today came a striking realization. I watched myself act nice and felt the warm feelings fall upon me. I stood alone and proud of my action toward the goal, but knew it was more difficult than this. Any kid can say no to smoking alone in a room, but when asked by another kid to smoke, the pressure becomes much greater. The power people have over ( Read more... )

The whole idea of having a blog just to get my thoughts out to no one as opposed to someone actually seems silly to me. I watch myself type out every not so carefully thought out word and wonder why I'm really doing it. A place for me to collect my thoughts and leave them on the internet, a place specifically meant for communication and shared ( Read more... )