Way to give people courage to use their voices. Freedom for self-expression is so important that I have trouble putting my feelings about it into words. Ironic, huh?
It's interesting to sit down in Anthropologie and flip through a PostSecret book. Some people leave notes inside. Sometimes people remove those notes & keep them. I suppose if the taker needs it, by all means he or she should keep it as a reminder. I can't pretend it's a selfish act, when I myself take things out of personal need.
When someone releases words into the world, those become free for the taking. We may desire credit. A thoughtful person may give us credit, but we shouldn't expect it.
This also means we're responsible for what we say. We need to be wise. Nowadays our words have wider potential impact than ever before.
I'm learning to let things & people go. They're better off in the hands of Someone infinitely more capable than I.
Worry accomplishes nothing. My sanity is more important than potential problems or a cloudy future. I need a sound mind for the here & now.
I ask myself, "Why mourn over something long before it's happened? It might never happen... but if it does, don't put yourself through more pain than you have to feel."
I know that...
"There is a painful difference between the expectation of an unpleasant event and its final certainty." - Elinor Dashwood, Sense and Sensibility
... and the final certainty you cannot avoid, so control the part you can.
On that note, how about more deep quotes?? Yes-yes? Of course! I'm never without them!
"We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses." - Carl Jung
Yaaayyy smart man!!! You've gotta love Jung. I think PostSecret loves him & acts on his advice. More of our institutions should do the same.
"What is the most resilient parasite? Bacteria? A virus? An intestinal worm? An idea. Resilient... highly contagious. Once an idea has taken hold of the brain it's almost impossible to eradicate. An idea that is fully formed - fully understood - that sticks..." - Cobb, Inception
"You treat a disease, you win, you lose. You treat a person, I guarantee you you'll win no matter what the outcome." - Hunter "Patch" Adams, Patch Adams
By the way...
Then again, that's my life most of the time. I just want people to jump on my bandwagon.
I may live in sweltering humidity, but I like to pretend it's always the middle of autumn.
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