Shaken, but Still Standing
May 15th, 2006
Sometimes, you find out that someone that you think you know - someone that you think you really understand - is not anything like what you thought. And when you find out that someone you love is capable of something that is so against everything that you believe - and against everything that you thought they believed - you can’t help but feel like your world has been shaken.
Maybe I’m too much of an optimist, or too trusting. Maybe I shouldn’t believe the best about people. Maybe I shouldn’t trust people so easily, or be so shocked when people reveal a side that I just can’t live with. Â
But I won’t change - I’ll take the occasional shock over a loss of faith in people.Â
Yes, take the occasional shock — people are wonderful and sometimes they disappoint but you shouldn’t stop believin….like Journey sings.
What happened yo???
I’ve gotten some concerned phone calls and emails - please know that I’m totally fine! Nothing happened to me, I just found out something about someone I’ve been close to for years that shocked me, and made me re-evaluate whether this is a person that should be in my life.
You know what I mean, right? When someone you love, trust and support fails you - more than fails you really, but completely betrays everything you thought they stood for - it makes it hard to understand how that person even ended up in your life. And you have to choose - is this someone that I think I can change, or am I better off ridding my life of this person?
If the person is someone you feel like you’d have to change, then you’ve already answered your own question. Buh-bye. All we can change is ourselves…and I hope you don’t change your adorable self, even a little.
call me already! the suspense is killing me! love you and you have a very strong head on your shoulders so i will always trust your decisions.
Ein Schloss, Ein poker Wurst, Ein Kopf !jbw