Saturday, April 23, 2011

Life needs a little spice

The more things change, the more they stay the same. I'm not sure who the first person was who said that. Probably Shakespeare. Or maybe Sting. But at the moment, it's the sentence that best explains my tragic flaw, my inability to change. I don't think I'm alone in this. The more I get to know other people, the more I realize it's kind of everyone's flaw. Staying exactly the same for as long as possible, standing perfectly still... It feels safer somehow. And if you are suffering, at least the pain is familiar. Because if you took that leap of faith, went outside the box, did something unexpected... Who knows what other pain might be out there, waiting for you. Chances are it could be even worse. So you maintain the status quo. Choose the road already traveled and it doesn't seem that bad. Not as far as flaws go. You're not a drug addict. You're not killing anyone... Except maybe yourself a little. When we finally do change, I don't think it happens like an earthquake or an explosion, where all of a sudden we're like this different person. I think it's smaller than that. The kind of thing most people wouldn't even notice unless they looked at us really close. Which, thank God, they never do. But you notice it. Inside you that change feels like a world of difference. And you hope this is it. This is the person you get to be forever... that you'll never have to change again.

Monday, April 4, 2011

When.....

when girls are quiet, millions of thoughts are running through their minds. when girls are not arguing, they are thinking deeply. when girls look staringly at you, they are wondering how long you will be around. when girls answer "i'm fine" after a few seconds, they are not fine. when girls are silent and looking at you different, they are wondering whether you are lying or not. when girls lay their head on your chest, they are wishing for you to be theirs forever. when girls say "i love you," they mean it. when girls don't say "i love you back," they don't mean they don't love you, it means they don't know if they should. and when girls say "i miss you..." no one in the world could ever miss you more.