“Following another’s path leads to who they are - not to who you are.”
— Harry Palmer
Just because ….
1. Just because I laugh a lot … doesn’t mean I don’t take life seriously.
2. Just because I act as if I’m happy … doesn’t mean that everything is OK.
3. Just because I’m willing to forgive … doesn’t mean that you can treat me badly.
4. Just because I’m not in touch with you … doesn’t mean that I’ve forgotten, or don’t care about, you.
5. Just because I am trusting and am sometimes gullible… doesn’t mean that you can lie, or take advantage of me.
6. Just because I hold back and don’t always show my feelings … doesn’t mean that I don’t feel, or can’t be hurt by you and others.
7. Just because I find it hard to say the words “I love you” … doesn’t mean that I don’t love you, or care about you.
8. Just because I am different from you in many ways … doesn’t mean that I am weird, or there’s something wrong with me.
Unknown
“Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want so that they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you really need to do, in order to have what you want.”
— Margaret Mead
“What you are going through today, and who you are as a person, are two different things.”
— Unknown
“Surround yourself with people who know your worth. You don’t need too many friends in your life; you just need a few who can see who you are, and appreciate your uniqueness and value.”
— Unknown
“The thing that hurts the most is the fact that I lied to myself. I wanted things to be good so badly that I made up things to gloss over the bad parts. I know that sounds stupid, but that’s exactly what I did. I actually believed it too. To want is a bad thing sometimes. It gets people hurt. It got me hurt. The world is a lonely place and people will go to great lengths to find someone whom they can be with. Someone who doesn’t think that they’re a creep. Just wanting to be able to talk to someone, that want will make you do some nasty things to yourself.”
— Henry Rollins
