
mrlovelady
- October 3rd, 13:11
I'm always learning.
It maybe something silly like etymology, philosophical things like the pillars of buddhism or way of the samurai, nifty things like how electronic ballasts work, cool things like magic tricks or pressure point tricks, crazy things like how old school CPR involved shoving your fingers in a person's ass, or useful things like how to change my oil. Seldom, however, are those deep truth lessons. Here are the 2 that I've taken out of this past year.
1. In the absence of emotional satisfaction, I will instead attain what I feel is required to meet an overall positive end.
That was Beth. I'm not in anyway saying I didn't love her, because I did. It's just that I put more into her because I was planning on making a life with her. She was one of those marry early girls, and that worked out well for my plan at the time. It was interesting, because I grew to love her in a way BECAUSE I had wanted to have a plan, some outcome that was acceptable, even if it meant risking financial stability. I never really thought about it until the time of this writing, but I CHOSE to love her, I didn't push myself on it, but I leaned into it, and worked at it.
2. The loss of my best friend killed me. It straight up murdered my soul. I'm not the same person that I was.
I was crazy obsessed about her, and had 3 very clearly defined people in my head. I am not really one of those 3, I'm all of them, and a little more. After I attempted suicide, something clicked inside of me. It said to me "This is what you need to live." When I fasted, I cleared my mind out to a single conciousness, and... now I'm here.
While I was putting in cut-in boxes for the fire pull stations, I wondered to myself, am I happy with this life?
I'm definitely happiER, but I want more.
I got my best friend back, and I am on a hardcore 90 day exercise program. When I leave my family's house, I will have cut and polished my body, payed off my debt, and set myself up for success.
I can do this.
Edit: The thing is, I KNOW I can do this. This is all part of the design. It's just that stupid meaty circulatory organ that I don't know what to do with. I don't know if I can afford to give it out again. I mean sure, I loved beth, but I was NEVER vulnerable to her. Sure I missed her and I felt bad when I broke up with her, but, I missed Cesca and felt bad when I broke things off with her.
Vulnerability is the whole thing. I'm not vulnerable to my family, coworkers, everyday folken, Barrack Obama, Tea Baggers, Anti-Abortionists, WW2 Vets, Animal Vets, or even the people I consider my friends. All of them, if required, I could brush off. I'd feel bad about it, but I know I'd get over it.
In order to really love someone, you have to be vulnerable to them. You have to be willing to put yourself on the line for them, and them for you. I think it is easy to make yourself vulnerable to someone else, because... well I mean you just do it. Making someone vulnerable to you is kind of hard, but not so bad if you know what you're doing. You just have to be kind of a bastard.
To get that double vulnerability, I just... I straight up don't know how to make it happen, it just happens, and you can't really control it. The only thing to do is let it ride, and do what you need to get done.
That's why it aggravates me.
Oh well.
Maybe I'll get what I need one day.