October 16, 2007; 3:15 am
This relates to the post titled “Watch Your Mouth” and is another thing that’s been on my mind in recent weeks. Every day it just seems more relevant, and every day I’ve wanted to write about this that much more. It’s been a very long time since I’ve written in such a sharp, angry tone, but that’s a consequence of the frustration that went into this.
Lemme tell you: this isn’t for everybody. It’s my very proactive way of wading through layers of bullshit that happen around me. It’s not directed at any particular people, though I hope everyone reads themself in this one way or another.
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People use too many damn excuses these days. I mean, of course there are valid reasons sometimes, but a good reason still doesn’t absolve you of taking responsibility and dealing with a situation.
Example: “I was drunk last night, so what I said/did doesn’t mean anything, just forget about it.” I have heard this from a ton of people, including myself at one point.
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October 11, 2007; 3:34 pm
Good days are rare.
Today started as the first good day I’d had in a while: calm, content (for once), and generally pleased with things as they were. The weather was nice, I’d rested well, and I’d been on top of things all week. I didn’t have anything to complain about at lunch — and just ask my usual company at lunch, that doesn’t happen much these days. I even said it out loud to Bailey: “I’m having a good day for once, and I don’t know why and I can’t explain it. I just feel good for once.”
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This one’s short because a) it serves as a reintroduction to this blog and b) I cut a lot of content into a separate topic that I’ll write on later.
“I didn’t really say everything I said.”
–Yogi Berra
One of the lessons that brought me back to blogging is “learn when to keep your mouth shut” — a old-fashioned, tried and true expression that anyone can take to heart. Yes, I grew up with people telling me to “think before you speak,” but I don’t really think anyone actually does that. But on closer consideration it’s actually great advice.
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