Random Lessons

No “attention” given by others can give someone genuine self-worth or self-esteem. It should be appreciated as a compliment, but self-concept is a very personal responsibility that no third person could be a part of. Maturity means understanding the importance of building your self-concept on the solid ground of your own values and expectations, and not of those who could just as easily destroy it. I get it, it sucks to have to look at your "missed opportunity" mental report, but the more you sit and stare at it or try to re-clain the opporunity... the more time you're wasting chasing new dreams. IT'S GONE! Drop it and move on, and LEARN to be more alert, more patient, more humble, more open, less selfish, less prideful, less ignorant... or whatever it may be. #liveandlearn #movingon I hate that I said to a handful of men in my past something along the lines of "You've taught me so much." Why? Because they didn't teach me shit. I learned, and apparently I am still learning today... but not from them, from myself. They were nothing but men being boys, or whatever... I made the decisions, or mistakes, I took the risk, I failed, I lost, I gained, I walked away, I pondered, and I came to conclusions. The only real lessons come from within, when one sits backs and meditates, re-evaluates, or simply stops thinking about the past and moves on... to then find another point to quickly glimpse back and say I DID IT. I love that I can count on me from now on. I feel like I've grown. Not gonna lie, I'm feeling pretty darn good right now, amazingly great, and not because my circumstances have changed, but because my attitude did. I'm feeling victorious, and blessed... like I already have it all! #grateful #victorious No matter the meaning behind it, any time someone says to me "You've changed a lot," I take it as a compliment... Who would want to always be the same person? Never grow, never progress, never learn... NOT ME. Of course I've changed a lot, haven't you? Life seems so fast paced sometimes... and I love it. "If you couldn't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best." -M. Monroe