Sunday, December 30, 2007
All Is Right With The World, Tonight.
Dear Celestial Entity,
I say Celestial Entity because given my extreme state of confusion and spiritual dryness at this point in time (despite everything...probably my biggest indicator I was in trouble) I am unable to say, "Lord" or "God".
Anyway, the PURPOSE of this entry is to hand out some much needed holy props for all that you've taught me this year. I'd like to say thanks a lot, and also kindly request that if I forget any of these vital lessons, that you send me a much needed kick in the proverbial rear.
So over the past year, I've learned that:
- Working hard doesn't always equal success, but success is NOT the only positive outcome. How much effort you put into something and all the challenges and problems you face along the way can't be quantified by a number, a ranking or a mark.
- It's the smallest things that forcefully attract you to someone and keep you hooked for so long: the way he smiles, the way he says, "yeah thanks" without pausing in between, the fact that he's just a bit too cocky and sure of himself...and losing sight of those little things, actual physical sight of them, is what'll get you over it.
- It's OK for chubby people to wear dresses, so long as they're mirackulous and fantasstic enough to pull it off.
- There is no excuse for crude and blatant promotion of one's own feminine assets, except when one is composing a superbly awesome list.
- Spiritual progress cannot be quanitifed by how high up a person is on the church's hierarchy.
- Judging people by your own standards will only result in you being disappointed. Not because they're not good enough, but because the only person that fits your standards exactly is you.
- The best "I Told You So" moments come, not from the downfall of an enemy, but the success of a friend.
- Taking the high road always pays off: that way, when the mean spirited jerk who's been badmouthing you ALL YEAR admits that he actually respects you, it's all the more satisfying knowing how angelic and tolerant and awesome you look in comparison.
- The length of time someone is in your life has no connection to the richness they give it.
- Thin girls can pull off absolutely anything, and fat girls are only super confident because they have to be. At the end of the day, being thin and wanting to gain weight and vice versa are two sides of the same body dysmorphic coin.
- Friendships that survive distance can survive absolutely any and everything. The ones that don't were there to sprinkle fairy dust on your life and then leave you, with only the fairy dust left to remind you of how blessed you were by it.
- It's OKAY to cheat on your crappy diet once in awhile, especially if it's just with juice and some cashews. You're not going to lose 2 kilos LESS because you cheat once. This especially applies when your brownie-and-chocolate-worshiping sibling comes into town and you ignore the delicious home cooked food in favour of your cardboardy diet shake.
- Change is relative...it doesn't need to be big to be different.
- We somehow expect our parents to relinquish their human traits when they have us. It's therefore just not RIGHT for them to be petty or childish or self-preservatory or moody or pissy. For God's sake, they're just US, but a bit older.
- Online lists tend to grow and grow and grow...especially when you're a mildly self centered narcissist who talks way too much.
Love all of you and hope you have an awesome '08.
I know I will.
I say Celestial Entity because given my extreme state of confusion and spiritual dryness at this point in time (despite everything...probably my biggest indicator I was in trouble) I am unable to say, "Lord" or "God".
Anyway, the PURPOSE of this entry is to hand out some much needed holy props for all that you've taught me this year. I'd like to say thanks a lot, and also kindly request that if I forget any of these vital lessons, that you send me a much needed kick in the proverbial rear.
So over the past year, I've learned that:
- Working hard doesn't always equal success, but success is NOT the only positive outcome. How much effort you put into something and all the challenges and problems you face along the way can't be quantified by a number, a ranking or a mark.
- It's the smallest things that forcefully attract you to someone and keep you hooked for so long: the way he smiles, the way he says, "yeah thanks" without pausing in between, the fact that he's just a bit too cocky and sure of himself...and losing sight of those little things, actual physical sight of them, is what'll get you over it.
- It's OK for chubby people to wear dresses, so long as they're mirackulous and fantasstic enough to pull it off.
- There is no excuse for crude and blatant promotion of one's own feminine assets, except when one is composing a superbly awesome list.
- Spiritual progress cannot be quanitifed by how high up a person is on the church's hierarchy.
- Judging people by your own standards will only result in you being disappointed. Not because they're not good enough, but because the only person that fits your standards exactly is you.
- The best "I Told You So" moments come, not from the downfall of an enemy, but the success of a friend.
- Taking the high road always pays off: that way, when the mean spirited jerk who's been badmouthing you ALL YEAR admits that he actually respects you, it's all the more satisfying knowing how angelic and tolerant and awesome you look in comparison.
- The length of time someone is in your life has no connection to the richness they give it.
- Thin girls can pull off absolutely anything, and fat girls are only super confident because they have to be. At the end of the day, being thin and wanting to gain weight and vice versa are two sides of the same body dysmorphic coin.
- Friendships that survive distance can survive absolutely any and everything. The ones that don't were there to sprinkle fairy dust on your life and then leave you, with only the fairy dust left to remind you of how blessed you were by it.
- It's OKAY to cheat on your crappy diet once in awhile, especially if it's just with juice and some cashews. You're not going to lose 2 kilos LESS because you cheat once. This especially applies when your brownie-and-chocolate-worshiping sibling comes into town and you ignore the delicious home cooked food in favour of your cardboardy diet shake.
- Change is relative...it doesn't need to be big to be different.
- We somehow expect our parents to relinquish their human traits when they have us. It's therefore just not RIGHT for them to be petty or childish or self-preservatory or moody or pissy. For God's sake, they're just US, but a bit older.
- Online lists tend to grow and grow and grow...especially when you're a mildly self centered narcissist who talks way too much.
Love all of you and hope you have an awesome '08.
I know I will.
Queen Sana at 9:42 PM
