How Are We Defined?

It takes a while to get to know yourself; and through that while, change is inevitable.

You could go from a spoiled little kid, to a responsible adult without even feeling it. Time flies, and you’re too busy wanting to grow-up. You crave it, and think it’s gonna be spectacular!

Then, reality hits you. And it hurts.

This isn’t what I imagined it would be. Sure, I like the things I get to do, and the words I get to use, but overall.. I still wish I was a kid.

When you’re not responsible for so many things, and have that time to just grow, you don’t feel like you owe something to the world. You don’t feel like anyone can hold your future against you. You don’t base all your actions, on what’s coming.

Now.. All you do is think about the future, and boy is it a trip.

Why is it so hard, though?  Expectations? Hopes? Dreams that are too unrealistic?   Maybe.. Or maybe it’s just you.

I learned so much in a year or two, and the stuff I learned are nothing close to enough.  You never, ever, know what’s coming. Only God knows that.  But I know one thing.. You get to chose. You get to have an opinion. You get to try.

Chose what, though? Your future? No..  Even better.

You get to chose how you see things. And that alone, changes everything. Even how people see you.

You could be the nicest person, and have the purest heart. You could mean something good, and try your best. That doesn’t mean people are always gonna see that.

Everyone’s different, and they see what they learn to see.

Some people see silence as wisdom, others consider it rude. Some see it as an ego. That’s their perception, but what’s yours? You’re the one that has the reason.

It’s hard to realize this, and by the time you do, you probably already adapted to their view of you.  Maybe your silence wasn’t an ego, maybe you just had nothing to say. Well, letting people define you kind of made it your reality.

You’re good? Good.  You’re bad? Fix it. You’re lost? Find yourself. Find the you you wanna be, and adapt to it.

You are what you see yourself, and your reality is your perception.

So, install that Photoshop onto your brain and work the magic before it becomes permanent.