open mindless

a place to put thoughts

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For every smart, “differently-wired,” person struggling in a conventional educational environment, there are multiple genuine idiots convinced that they fall into the same category.

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  The first words are always the hardest. Maybe that’s why I decided to finally put mine down. Although the words to come after those are probably just as hard. I’ve never considered myself a perfectionist but putting myself out there to be judged by strangers that I might never meet in person, let alone have a face-to-face conversation with, might be judging me is making me reconsider that. Just getting the first couple sentences up until this point has been nothing short of headache inducing.

  Maybe that’s the reason I started a blog. Just to force myself to get out there. Say something. Anything. Even if people don’t hear it or it’s not perfect. Even if they hate me. Especially if I’m wrong. Not just to be heard but to be challenged. Until now I’ve only been a consumer. Ideas have been placed on me and sometimes those ideas go unchallenged. I just take them in and don’t question them.

  Today I become a new person. I’ve already begun my transformation. Skepticism and reason have taken root. Maybe that is the first step a lot of people aren’t willing to take. “What if thing’s I believed in the past are wrong?”. I’d say I’m finally willing to take that step. Express my own ideas and change them to be a better fit for who I want to be. And maybe like our words, it’s not just the first step that is difficult, it’s also the journey to come.