kelly | August 25, 2008
perhaps all the olympic competition has brought this to the forefront, but i’ve noticed an unhealthy trend in how we define our personal happiness, self-worth, goals. competition is healthy, yes. i know that we need archetypes to place ourselves on the spectrum. we need examples of what not to do, of what to do. [...]
kelly | August 22, 2008
i’ve passed the point where i’ve become disgusted by how angsty i’ve become for worthless reasons.
i’ve passed the point where i get a really great feel for the depth of my emoangst. (because knowing is 1/2 the battle?)
i’ve actively listened to and discovered how unhelpful my internal soundtrack is.
i’ve started to add new music [...]
kelly | August 11, 2008
when you run into an introvert unexpectedly do not just say “hi ^introvertnamehere!” and then wait for the introvert to respond.
say “hi ^introvertnamehere! it’s me, ^extrovertnamehere! we last saw each other at ^placewhereintrovertlastsawyou. i’m ^wayintrovertisconnectedtoyou.”
this allows the introvert to say “yes, of course i remember you.” even though we can’t, because we’re an introvert and [...]
