Blind Sighed

it's the deed that makes you great, not the recognition

lesson: give even when no one can see you.

I appreciate you ingratitude

Sentimentally Unstable

we assign transcendental significance to inanimate objects

this way we are able to concretize memories and emotions into something tangible

but then we end up hanging onto things that we don't need, considering them to be valuable necessities, when they no longer have functional use for us

memories exist independent of physical symbolism

lesson: reduce clutter.

I appreciate you excess removal

Change You Can. Believe In

change is marked by traversing personal checkpoints in life

places where we stand and look back and realize that we will never return to where we were before

not by deliberate forceful effort, but by natural progression and evolution

like quitting smoking or adopting a new diet

the only way those things work is if we truly, from within ourselves, desire to make a change

it will happen effortlessly

you won't even have to expend the energy to consciously choose to do things differently, you will just find yourself incapable of reverting to the way things were

lesson: work on genuinely wanting it to happen as opposed to trying to force it.

I appreciate you pivotal moments

Inner Ear Inflection

you have to be in tune with your body

it's important to quiet the mind and inhibit our senses from outward interference in order to listen inward

if something is not quite right with you

the answers and solutions can only be found inside

lesson: hear you.

I appreciate you self discovery

Each One Teach One

all of our experiences aren't always for our own benefit

sometimes we go through things in order to be able to share our discoveries with others to help them along their paths

the purpose of advancing intellectually or spiritually is to be able to assist in the elevation of our contemporaries and successors

lesson: share the wealth of knowledge.

I appreciate you Morgan

The Great Test

you're only as strong as your weakest attribute

regardless of how great of features you have or how many of them there are, the unflattering ones will always stand out more

actually, they're even more prominent the more awesome you are overall

unfavorable features stand out strongly against a contrasting amazing entirety

it's just easier to point out flaws and to give criticism than to give compliments and praise

we do it even in self-observation

perhaps we should take comfort in acknowledging that the more noticeable our negative attributes are, the greater and more numerous our positive ones must be

however, that greatness will be dimmed considerably in the shadow of our flaws

lesson: let the best you shine through.

I appreciate you critical compliments

Selfloss

they say you should never let anyone have power over affecting your feelings, neither in a positive nor negative direction

though it's nice to find someone who means more to you than anything in the world,

it's also dangerous

it's so easy to forget about yourself in the process of trying to be with and do for someone else

until you realize that you're both just looking out for the other person and there's nobody left to look out for you

if you put your own life and dreams on hold in order to pour yourself into someone else's, you'll end up with nothing

you'll feel great satisfaction in helping someone you love, but when it comes time to work on your own project, you'll be way behind and probably alone in the struggle

because the other person will be well along their way and too occupied to be concerned with you and your journey

just because you've sacrificed yourself, don't expect that you'll be given any consideration or recognition

that wasn't the purpose in the first place anyway

lesson: you're the only one you can expect to put you first.

I appreciate you selfless acts unrequited