The Water in Me

How does it always end up the same? You are as predictable as you let yourself become.

It was written in the stars? No. You wrote it there yourself and decided to let it happen. That’s what happened. You let yourself fail. You became your own worst enemy, you fell from the top and you hit the bottom just like you should have. Just like you should have.

What can be said for yourself? Do not deny yourself what you deserve. You deserve to experience your own hell, the pain of which you had decided for yourself when you became your devil. My devil? Lazy? Overachieving? Lier? Lier. To yourself, to your friends (?), to your love.

You see, good intentions will not get you there. They perhaps might light the fire, they might even fan the flames when you become renewed in your efforts to succeed, but most often they will become the water that douses the wood. You are the water.

The water, you say? I am the water. I am the reason for failure. I am a failure.

Go ahead, wallow. Drown your water self in the self loathing, and pity that seems to always be the final outcome. You lie to yourself, you pretend to try, and then you wonder what happened. Wonder away you “blind” girl. Pretend you don’t know, it will all be easier the next time you begin your chosen path. You chose your own cycle, so why don’t you stick to it? At least I can claim to be good at that, right?

Don’t pretend. Stop pretending. Stop.

My Crutch

I have a problem: I am a procrastinator. I wonder why I get this way sometimes. It happens randomly, and when it happens I am totally kicked to the ground; disabled until I finally recognize the symptoms. I am a product of my own making, however, and I recognize that it is all because of my actions. I sit and I wait. I do nothing until the last moment. Then I am overtaken with fear. Shouldn’t it all be different? Shouldn’t I have been able to make it this time? Well, no. Nothing can ever change if action is not taken. You are defeated before you even begin. The problem is, you promise yourself that you will be different but you actually never change.  You never change. You are all talk. You lie to yourself and to others, and then you wonder why you fail.

It sounds like such an arbitrary thing what I am talking about, but I feel that I am not achieving my full potential. Is it a lack of motivation, laziness, or is it just a continuous stream of self sabotage that I carry out every cycle? I am not quite sure. All I know, is that I have done it again. I have skipped 3 days worth of lectures, I completed none of the material from last week, and worst of all (and this is always my wake up call), I have skipped a lab. I have another lab on Thursday, which I have not prepared for yet. Lets hope I do something about it. That’s my problem, isn’t it? I’m hoping I will do something about it. If that’s not a cop out for blame, then I really don’t know what is. I mean, I’m going on as if there is no explanation for my own failure, as if I had no hand in it; it was all up to fate. I feel ridiculous that those words were ever written. How dumb can I be?

Note to self: Just do it now. Don’t wait. Whatever you were planning to carry out tomorrow, do it today.

Beautiful Wonder

I stumbled on an image that absolutely took my breath away. I wonder how life can afford such beautiful encounters, such wonders that may be explained but hardly believed. The image comes from the photography of Michael Klensch, of the Aurora Borealis over the Klondike highway which connects Alaska to Dawson City, in the Yukon. It reaffirms the connection and intrusion that humans may afford over nature and its beauty.

Here you have a breathtaking view of the Rocky Mountains and Aurora lights, disrupted by the human touch brought on by the paved highway. It not only disrupts the life of the species that inhabit the area, but also the nature which is now in a precarious position of being destroyed at the whim of humans who may or may not choose to take it over. This to me symbolizes the struggle between humans and nature. Or it could not. Perhaps I am over thinking it. Whatever this image is, it is at the very least wonderfully beautiful.

To all of those interested in more from this photographer, check out his portfolio at: http://photo.net/photodb/member-photos?user_id=2217284

The Randomness of My Thoughts

Ok. I do not promise that I am an insightful, smart, or amazing person, looking to open the world up to my eager eyes. I am merely using this as a forum for the random going ons of my world (and how I interpret them). I invite all to comment, and to teach me through your eyes what I may or may not be lacking in the wisdom department. I also invite any and all into my life, though I will not claim to be a very exciting person. Enjoy.