I'm beginning to see the light

[wowcrendor]

When I stopped typing in leet speak.... and graduating high school.

 

[Handofpwn]

My realization came just recently when I realized that I am too old to rely on my parents (Im 17) and I have to live on my own. It doesnt help that i am moving several states away.

 

[TPrime]

My realization of how far i've come in growing up came a few days ago when i found old posts on a profile of my day to day. My sense of humour has changed and my sarcastic take on events. Now I look at things more objective but with an air of maturity. It was refreshing to see im not still the same but actually moving forward.

 

[willard3]

When my ex broke up with me because I was stupidly bullheaded and selfish.

As a result, I've begun to listen more, be more compassionate and considerate of others, and got out of Catholicism because I found I didn't really believe what I had been trying to force on other people.

 

[NeverAiling]

cball11 who is your avatar of? I was thinking Domeki from xxxHolic?

For some reason your post went so well with your avatar's facial expression.

 

[white_salad]

Recently, I realized that I have to be content with the hand life deals me. If life is a road trip, no point in getting discouraged every time you get a flat. Just put the spare on and keep moving. My grandpa told me this. He died this year. So I intend on living by his words, sort of in a tribute.

 

[Brotherofwill]

The moment I graduated from high school and realized it was just a meaningless marker in life.

The moment I realized that nothing really matters and yet I was completly fine with what I had.

The moment when I made the connection that my female gym teacher was female, and all the sub connections that come with that.

Yea, highschool doesn't mean shit. I graduated with a pretty good diploma, then realized that no one cared...

I laughed at your last revelation

 

[Brotherofwill]

When I realized my life goal is to live long enough to be able to sit on my lawn with a shotgun and keep the damn kids off my lawn.

I liked that movie, too

 

[Brotherofwill]

I used to think I was cool because I started smoking younger than my friends. I thought I was cool when I figured out how to download porn, and my friends hadn't yet seen their first snatch. I thought I was cool because I never cried at movies. Because I could hold more alcohol than my friends. Because I had more sex than my friends.

But now I realize that I have a hereditary heart condition and each puff probably took years off my life. All those hours of porn only desaturated the real human contact I crave now. Every tear I stupidly held back just trained me to submit my own emotions to social anxiety and never stand up for what I felt. Now I have more trouble not drinking than drinking. And now I realize my ex was a creep and I wish we'd never met.

I saw the light.

I watch all the comedies now. Instead of the war movies. I drink more coffee than beer. I have more friends. And I wait for the day when I'll like myself as much as everybody else seems to like me.

That's probably the deepest thing I've read all day, but you should seriously rejoice.
I had most of your revelations, execpt the drinking and smoking bit, always had too much foresight to get into those

 

[Gamine]

I realized that I control the choices i make....

Like i couldnt be bothered to go to work today...argh, i saw the light!

 

[Rhayn]

I realized what I've been missing out on for not having a girlfriend to bring to my favorite spots out in the archipelago. It just came to me when I was sitting and watching the sun set in the horizon over the Åland-sea.

I'm also preparing myself to be bedazzled when I realize these 2 months I've been stressing over my high school graduation will all be for nought. Right now I'm still rather unsure on how it will help my life to have a decent diploma. Oh well. Physics exam tomorrow. Wish me luck.

 

[Noamuth]

I used to think I was cool because I started smoking younger than my friends. I thought I was cool when I figured out how to download porn, and my friends hadn't yet seen their first snatch. I thought I was cool because I never cried at movies. Because I could hold more alcohol than my friends. Because I had more sex than my friends.

But now I realize that I have a hereditary heart condition and each puff probably took years off my life. All those hours of porn only desaturated the real human contact I crave now. Every tear I stupidly held back just trained me to submit my own emotions to social anxiety and never stand up for what I felt. Now I have more trouble not drinking than drinking. And now I realize my ex was a creep and I wish we'd never met.

I saw the light.

I watch all the comedies now. Instead of the war movies. I drink more coffee than beer. I have more friends. And I wait for the day when I'll like myself as much as everybody else seems to like me.

That's really sweet. Well done.

For me.. It sounds shallow, but it's taken me a long time for me to accept my body. I have always been chubby and large chested, since I was about 10. I developed earlier than most girls I knew, I felt awkward and.. Wrong. The few times I wore clothes that actually fit properly, I was teased badly (on graduation day was the worst), so from then on, I did the only thing I thought would help, and hid myself in baggy mens clothes.
My lack of confidence made me look even worse. I just didn't care how I looked, or about my health, which was upsetting myself and my partner at the time, but I didn't do anything about it.

It was a bout of food poisoning and my mother being confident enough in herself to start losing weight that spurred me on.
I am now happy with my body. There's a few things I want to work on, but.. I look in the mirror most days, and I feel proud. I can walk without getting puffed, I can cook and eat well, without sacrificing indulgences. ^.^ I haven't lost a massive amount of weight, but my body shape has changed heaps and I like wearing clothes that actually fit.
I'm learning to love myself again, and it's a great feeling.

That's probably been the most changing part of my life so far. Pardon my rambling, heh.

 

[seidlet]

I'm also preparing myself to be bedazzled when I realize these 2 months I've been stressing over my high school graduation will all be for nought. Right now I'm still rather unsure on how it will help my life to have a decent diploma. Oh well. Physics exam tomorrow. Wish me luck.

in my experience, it doesn't. in retrospect, dropping out of highschool was one of the best decisions i ever made for myself, but your milage may vary.

life changing moments:
-when i declined a theatre performance scholarship, realizing for the first time that i don't have to be famous to be happy, and that i wouldn't completely screw my life over by failing to utilize one of my talents.
-when i stopped going out to bars that i hated, socializing with people i didn't care about, and feigning interest in things that bored me. i started playing happy housewife instead, and found myself far more fulfilled than i ever did stone-drunk at a saturday night party. i am completely okay with being anti-social.
-when i realized it IS possible to leave everyone and everything you know behind, to sell everything you own and hop on a plane to a whole new city, 2,000 miles away from your family. i learned that i can make the decisions that are best for me, and i don't have to stay in a situation that makes me unhappy.
-when i accepted the fact that i care FAR more about people than i do about animals. i used to be a PETA member, militantly opposed to animal testing, even for medical research.

there are more, i'm sure, but these are the ones that spring to mind.

 

[Brotherofwill]

I'm also preparing myself to be bedazzled when I realize these 2 months I've been stressing over my high school graduation will all be for nought. Right now I'm still rather unsure on how it will help my life to have a decent diploma. Oh well. Physics exam tomorrow. Wish me luck.

in my experience, it doesn't. in retrospect, dropping out of highschool was one of the best decisions i ever made for myself, but your milage may vary.

It doesn't, it's not even negotionable. No one cares, in fact after around 6 months of graduating you won't even give a shit anymore. I got my diploma results around 3 months after I finished high school and by that time I really didn't care anymore.

life changing moments:

-when i accepted the fact that i care FAR more about people than i do about animals. i used to be a PETA member, militantly opposed to animal testing, even for medical research.

there are more, i'm sure, but these are the ones that spring to mind.

Atleast you came back from the dark side of protesting. PETA is getting really out of hand, I love animals but this organization is nothing short of a bunch of fascists (obvious exageration...or is it?).