Who do I want to be

[starlightleela]

So, I guess it's really important to learn who I want to be without outside influences, say boyfriends or people in my life who have the opportunity to be oppressive; but how to you learn to live with them and learn to strengthen your heart against their sweet tactics? Say I decide to do something because I believe it could really great to help me

Comments

[tantalyst]

Well, here's the thing... and you're good at this (I've seen you in action) - as always, if someone's trying to sway you to do something, try to figure out why. If they miss you, they can hardly be blamed when in fact, you are quite missable. You are, and will continue to be, your own person. Don't let anyone change that, but you do need to sit down and figure out WHY they're trying to sway you. More details will help me be more insightful, so if you feel like sharing, post ;)

[soulpositivity]

you can do anything you want to and you know that. forget everyone else's inputs and just follow your own heart and do what you feel is right. if people try to sway you, just reinform them that if they love you, they'll let you do what you need to do for you.

o and peace corps does sound like fun (even if you're talking about something completely different, maybe we could try it someday)-random-

anyhoot I LOVE YOU and I miss you like crazy, so take care of yourself so we can have an awesome week and a half when you get home!!

[remoriah]

I can relate to this, and have been thinking about it a lot with graduate schools and future plans concerning Kyle and I. This is the best conclusion I've come to: It's a bad idea, at this stage in our lives, to let someone else sway us from something we see as positive, something we want to pursue. This is the time in our lives to grow and experience as much as we can, and unfortunately, that's not always conducive to being near the person you want to be with. I can absolutely understand where a person is coming from when he or she doesn't want you to go away because he/she'll miss you. But to me, letting another person change your mind can only lead to your regret of a missed opportunity and resentment of the person.

You'll have to tell me about what you're planning :) Give me a call or something, and if Caldy doesn't get back to us, we should still try to get together anyway before school.