#understandingiskey

[freeupyourmind1]

🎨 Sour Vikings

[fixquotes]

"A man may imagine things that are false, but he can only understand things that are true, for if the things be false, the apprehension of them is not understanding"

- Isaac Newton

[askjadeeldataylor]

Being Friends With An Escort

 Yes you read the title correctly, one of my best friends is an escort and at the beginning was extremely difficult to come to terms with her being a sex worker for the many dangers it tends to bring along. But after many years I’ve come to terms with her doing this as a profession.

 She started not too long after we reached legal age. I was extremely disappointed for I had felt that she was desecrating her body a giving away a part of herself, as if selling her soul. 

 It did not help my opinion already when she had gotten with a man she never introduced to me before, because I am good at reading energy of most people ( except those few who can hide their emotions through psychic walls with or without knowing makes things a tad difficult for me to get a perspective of how their personalities are) I automatically disliked him. I got a sense that he didn’t actually like her for her, instead the money that she makes and he basically was getting things out of that. He was also extremely abusive but she didn’t make it any better for herself starting the fights quite often. 

 One night it gotten to a point where I had to make a quick escape out of her apartment for they started fighting and the violence escalated quickly, I had wanted to fight back but then and there I had to think of my own safety so I fled and called my manger from work to come and get me. Luckily due to a noise complaints cops were called and an assault charge was made, sadly because she had cared for him she dropped the charges and went back. Shortly after though the relationship ended. 

 Even if I didn’t enjoy what she did I still worried about her safety, I began tagging along with her acted as a bodyguard of sorts, we would rent hotels and this was my true insight to the world of sex workers. I began realizing that she was lucky for she didn’t have to give her money to pimps and be sex trafficked, she always remained professional. I never had to actually use brutal force for the clients that came in because the moment they saw me were already shocked them. 

 Other perks were that a lot of the clients gave her things or would take her out which I would assume to show appreciation and respect for her providing her services just like in a normal working environment. 

 I can sorta get the appeal in why so many people do this as a profession because I took it upon myself to get an understanding instead of judging and being so conservative about it. Many do this for survival, even support families for they have children. But this type of life isn’t for everyone but we should still have respect for those doing this because it takes much courage to put themselves in this position and do this sometimes on a daily. 

 Just because someone is doing this for living doesn’t make them a horrible and are too easily judged, many of us  don’t think to put themselves in their shoes and for this reason is most often shunned. And no this isn’t me praising them, more understanding people in any type situation. We are all different and will take different paths in life, it will always take courage to do it. 

 I still love my friend no matter what she does and I have accepted that this is what she does, but it has never changed her as a person because no matter how hard she is knocked down she stands right back up, fights and lives her life to the fullest. 

never judge a book by its cover. We are only human and are allowed faults in our stars. 

[andreawalen]

So thankful to #SeaWorld for allowing people to see and learn about these majestic animals to help save them in the wild. #SeaWorld #RescueRehabReturn #UnderstandingIsKey (at SeaWorld Orlando)

[iamsoclaude]

One way or another, it was a valuable lesson learned!!! #UnderstandingIsKey #KnowledgeIsPower

[charliedm86]

Some Friday Quotes #understandingiskey #beingbrokeisnotanoption #listen #lazinesskillsdreams #taketherisk

[thewanderingswordsman2030]

#CommunicationIsKey #UnderstandingIsKey

[myotherpsalms]

There's messages and then there are "messages". 🗝#understandingiskey (at Pretty Angels Healing)