Part two of: Highest level of confused. Red alert! Red Alert!
So hi again... I ate my breakfast and had m&m's and some of those awesome spicy chili doritos.. and some ice cream. You can always tell when I'm having a rough time by what I eat...
I'm listening to Lateralus right now, I've realized it provokes wonderful thought and deep emotion for me. Don't ask me why.
So. Now that I've been thinking non-stop about a certain situation, I've had to go through all these emotions all over again. Anger. Frustration. Mind-numbing blankness. Deep consideration for my own actions and decisions. Resentment. Loneliness. Wanting.
I've been an unforgiving person since about 12th grade. I always forgave and gave out second and third chances to people, because contrary to popular belief, I did believe in the ability to change. I believed in the goodness of people. I know that seems crazy to people who haven't known me that long, since I've been stuck in an angry, fuck everybody stage for about six years now. Being hurt one too many times has done a complete reversal on me.
But is it right...? Would I be a happier person if I did forgive people? Would I be more at peace with myself if I understood that people can make mistakes? People make mistakes. I make mistakes. So why is it that I can't forgive other people if I do the same thing? Because I don't want to look at the person I am.
People tell me all the time that I'm so angry... i get defensive and deny it and spout off all the reasons that they are wrong. But are they?
I think they may be on to something. I am angry. I'm angry at injustice. But I have to let it go.
So with this recent event in my life, I have to, for my own sake, forgive, or not forgive. Do I try to fully understand why someone did me wrong and accept it? For the truly human-nature that it is? Or do I start coming up with reasons why I shouldn't forgive someone and be angry more. Until it consumes me.
Life has been interesting, because I've been doing a lot of soul searching this past week or two. And I feel like such a small person. I can't imagine if I made a mistake and nobody forgave me.
I've been running a very simple question around in my head for a few weeks now, because someone asked me... to paraphrase: am I happy now, or is something missing...
Am I happy?... no.
Is something missing?... yes.
Do I know what it is that I am missing? yes. I do. It's just something I didn't want to admit to myself.
Part three will come in a little while, where I lay-out everything that I am missing now...
So byebye for now.. whoever you are..
~Jaime Lee
I'm listening to Lateralus right now, I've realized it provokes wonderful thought and deep emotion for me. Don't ask me why.
So. Now that I've been thinking non-stop about a certain situation, I've had to go through all these emotions all over again. Anger. Frustration. Mind-numbing blankness. Deep consideration for my own actions and decisions. Resentment. Loneliness. Wanting.
I've been an unforgiving person since about 12th grade. I always forgave and gave out second and third chances to people, because contrary to popular belief, I did believe in the ability to change. I believed in the goodness of people. I know that seems crazy to people who haven't known me that long, since I've been stuck in an angry, fuck everybody stage for about six years now. Being hurt one too many times has done a complete reversal on me.
But is it right...? Would I be a happier person if I did forgive people? Would I be more at peace with myself if I understood that people can make mistakes? People make mistakes. I make mistakes. So why is it that I can't forgive other people if I do the same thing? Because I don't want to look at the person I am.
People tell me all the time that I'm so angry... i get defensive and deny it and spout off all the reasons that they are wrong. But are they?
I think they may be on to something. I am angry. I'm angry at injustice. But I have to let it go.
So with this recent event in my life, I have to, for my own sake, forgive, or not forgive. Do I try to fully understand why someone did me wrong and accept it? For the truly human-nature that it is? Or do I start coming up with reasons why I shouldn't forgive someone and be angry more. Until it consumes me.
Life has been interesting, because I've been doing a lot of soul searching this past week or two. And I feel like such a small person. I can't imagine if I made a mistake and nobody forgave me.
I've been running a very simple question around in my head for a few weeks now, because someone asked me... to paraphrase: am I happy now, or is something missing...
Am I happy?... no.
Is something missing?... yes.
Do I know what it is that I am missing? yes. I do. It's just something I didn't want to admit to myself.
Part three will come in a little while, where I lay-out everything that I am missing now...
So byebye for now.. whoever you are..
~Jaime Lee
