I have been afraid my whole life. But lately, it's different. At my CORE, I'm not a bad person. People always gave me that impression because of the radical way I am. I have/ had anger problems... But personally, it was passion. It's that ironic good anger like when you see someone being hurt and you're compelled to punish the person doing the hurting. But along the way, I just got overwhelmed. I felt like a lightening rod for those hurting. Go ahead, hit me, disrespect me, yell at me... I know you're hurting. I thought I could take it. But I took on so much... Too much. And I've shutdown. And I was alone in my own pain for a LONG time. Like a rat in a cage, I didn't know how to escape. I was exposed to a lot of wickedness from a very early age. It fucked with me. But I always held on to hope.
I read books... Meditated... Tried to smile thru the tears. I'd like to think I've helped someone... Anyone. I really hope I did. My art has been a gift to many who I felt helped me or were hurting. I hope I brought a smile on someone's face.
I'm not a bad person... And even that's hard to say because to me it sounds conceded.
I always felt this compulsion to feel the suffering of all those in the world who suffer. To let them know I FEEL YOU. I UNDERSTAND YOU. I'M LISTENING.
But I never felt someone was hearing me.
I want to give everyone a hug... Because that's how humans exchange energy.
Stop pulling away from each other!!!
Enough with the violence.
I wish I could give everyone a flower...
I know I broke a long time ago... Only to see what truly needs fixing.
I still have a bit of soul searching to do... I'm human...
I believe I've disrespected myself for too long. I can't carry the weight of the world. I know there's a way for all of us to come together. I can feel it.
Yes, isolation is good for introspection absolutely. Don't make ppl feel like outcasts during this Coronavirus thing. It's no different from the lepers in the times of Jesus or the Aids crisis of the 1980s.
What if it was you? Golden rule. That's why I need to see how I project myself onto people. That's why I'm grateful to actually have been put thru this "hell." It gives perspective.
Also, the internet has been the cornerstone of connection... But to physically hold another human means more than a hug emoji.
I really hope to love even more than before.
Not for money... Not for things...
We hold on to money and things because so many lack TRUE human connection and love. It doesn't have to be romantic... That is a display like merchandise in a store window to look appealing... I'm talking real, genuine caring.
For connection. For completion.
Heaven and hell I'm starting to figure out truly is a feeling... And all of this is temporary. And life is to be lived. It doesn't matter if you're introverted or extroverted. It's what peace feels like inside of you. My frustration feels like hell... So now, I'm off to find my heaven.
And if I suffer set back after set back like I've done all my life... That timeline isn't it. It's already being occupied.
Fear is something to be examined. I dwell in the past. I get anxious of the future. But now is what's happening. If my present hurts... Why? And is it supposed to? What does that tell me about myself? Chaos exists when things aren't being examined. Order and control are two different things. Order is when the chaos is examined and interpreted based on belief. Control is when chaos is not examined and attempted to piece together which is impossible.
I give up control... I give up stress.
I float with the waves now... Under a starry night.