Inside out.

Aug 28, 2003 00:55

Sometimes I just want to get inside myself and pull out the real me. Turn my insides out and expose myself not only to the world, but to myself. I want a self-actualization self-realization moment. Certain people tend to think I am so good at describing who I am, at looking into myself, but sometimes I don't know who I am at all. Sometimes I feel ( Read more... )

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our dreams. anonymous August 28 2003, 03:07:05 UTC
I believe that our dreams are most often a reflection of our experiences in the visceral world ( ... )

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the human condition... shooman August 28 2003, 10:09:47 UTC
is one of pain, self-doubt, and variables we cannot control.

The thing that haunts everyone is two things:

1) Despite how much one should analyze oneself and convince oneself of certain 'truths' that define self, these things change frequently through out one's life. Resulting in my saying-- I know myself better than anyone and I barely know myself at all. (or other variants)

2) The desire to be exceptional-- to succeed. We want to be happy and associate the feelings of pleasure that come with success and reductions of worry from success. That however, leaves us feeling empty when we could have been something more or wish to be something more. Instead of focusing on the present and the actuality, we dwell on the desires. *shrugs* It's only human. We want to be stronger, prettier/handsomer, richer, envied, etc. (in varying degrees depending on the individual but this is one of the core roots of us dwelling on desires)

heh. I think too much

shooman out

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