think positive thoughts and life goes on
think bad thoughts and life goes on

say good things and life goes on
say mean things and life goes on

judge yourself not by ability but by how you handle setbacks because only the latter withstands the test of time.

and people may put you down but those words reveal more about themselves, not you.

i just need to write all this to deal with the shit that got thrown at me/us.

and i just thought of my exchange and how much more unencumbered it felt. and it just makes me feel like, maybe, all this shit covering me now is only temporary/illusory. --> :)