Let's Get Real

As you already know, I am rarely at a loss for words when it comes to journaling, but this one has taken all day to formulate. I've had a million blog titles running through my head, and countless fleeting thoughts, but coherence of those thoughts has managed to escape me.

If someone were to ask me about the purpose of life, I'm not sure that I would have an answer, much less a good one. But at the bare minimum, I think it's about people, the coming and going of relationships, the moments in between, and the lessons learned from mistakes made. One conversation, one comment, one disconnection can change the course of a relationship, of a life, forever.

The problem with great expectations is that they're often inherently unattainable, but even more so when they're never expressed. Let's get real! How can you have a true and honest connection with someone if you never see their ugliness? True honesty isn't about saying what someone doesn't want to hear; it's about opening your pandora's box for someone else to appreciate, to learn, to love. And if you can't do that, then really, what is the point in any of it?

My sadness may define me, but it does not dictate every action I take nor every decision I make. Am I the person I want to be? Not yet, but everyday I'm getting closer. And if you can't handle it, then that's your problem, not mine.