To grow closer with someone is one of the most frightening things in the world because it allows them the obvious potential to hurt you. Now, if that seems like it was written straight out of the non-committal asshole’s mind, it’s because it is. Yet, somehow, it still is perhaps one of the most accurate heuristics in the world: If you let ( Read more... )

Today, as I reflected on the relationship drama I had witnessed this past week and how entangled everything can be when two human beings get together, I realized that perhaps the hardest part of breaking up is not so much the tears, the heartache, or even the introduction of change in one’s life, it really is letting go. Somehow, letting go of the ( Read more... )

Today, after some serious void of activity, I decided to fill my drought with concentrated thought on relationships and more specifically the reasons leading to their demise. Many of our relationships - platonic or otherwise - all remain at their most basic level, the same. There are two people who share a compatibility supported by respect and ( Read more... )

Step one, you say we need to talk ( Read more... )

SCHOOL YEAR 2005-2006 iS ALMOST OVER ( Read more... )

Is the heartache of a failed relationship worth the risk of embarking on a new one? I wondered this today as I walked along with Rick at the Lilac Festival and we both analyzed our respective relationship situations. With school coming to a close and no real job that warrants much concern, there is a certain void in conversation and lately, has ( Read more... )

Today I got to thinking about that old saying, “It is better to have loved and lost than to have never loved at all,” and if it were true. Is love really that great a commodity we must have it in our lives to be complete? After seeing what it puts people through, can we honestly say that everything love offers really justifies the horrible ( Read more... )

Thought:

Why are we so quick to leap to instantaneous judgments regarding our friends and their decisions instead of just offering our support and advice upon request? Is there a reason we display frustration and annoyance when really, we should be showing compassion and strength?

Just thought it was worth pondering.

Today I got to thinking about the divide between what we should do and what we actually do and the consequences of such. We are perpetually surrounded by instances of choices as to what we should do and many times, we opt for what isn’t perhaps so much reasonable as it is emotional. Unfortunately, our emotions tend not to allow us to act in the ( Read more... )

In retrospect, this year has been a year of losing. And by that, I mean I had the opportunity of enjoying all that I wanted but somehow managed to lose it. The swim team captain position could have been mine for the taking but alas, I was too distracted by other concerns to apply myself fully to the sport and as such, lost early recognition of ( Read more... )