Me Vs. Me
Thu Oct 20 2005

I went back in time to my early entries. I found that bringing some of them back to life could be an interesting exercise. Even myself I don’t remember what made me write one or the other journal entry, but reading them now feels like talking to the Stranger. I sure did changed…

I wrote this 2 years ago:

What does it means: "to be in peace within yourself"? Does it signify that moment, when you stop searching? I mean - stop looking for something more exciting then your own life? Or - perhaps - when you are satisfied with yourself so completely, that don't need to make further effort to strive to perfection? When one knows that "enough is enough"? I am surely not perfect and by all means want to be more of that Perfect Individual. But does it mean that I am not ever able to achieve illusive "peace of mind"? I think - it's unfair that those who are in constant search, will never get relaxed, but those who in their negligence declare themselves to be on the Top already, can have most wanted relief without making an effort… 

Times gone since. And I’ve changed, of course…I can even open a debate with myself…Me versus Me...what do I think about peace of mind now is different from what I thought back then. Peace of mind is not when you satisfied with yourself. It is when you satisfied with what you’ve created around you. A Bubble of Comfort...

A smile could be faked; communication – could be forced; appreciation could be –to gain advantage; invitation – just a gesture of good will; honesty – well, you can’t check it all; tricks and masks – common communication methods; secrets – same old question of trust. There is only comfort left, which you can’t fake for yourself. You either feel comfort or - you don’t. This is almost the only feeling, that can’t be artificial - it’s pretty much of an “intuitive”...
6 Comments
  • From:
    Kordelle (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Oct 20 2005
    oh you philosopher you
    well here is my blurb

    over the last few years I have become more at peace with myself because I have stopped putting restrictions on my happiness
    I appreciate the beauty of the moment and I dont invest in the future I invest in now
    and I realize that there is no such thing as failure there is only direction
    oh Im such a fucking perv
  • From:
    IsolatedHell (Legacy)
    On:
    Thu Oct 20 2005
    I think that is why I like having a journal, both online and on paper.
    Looking back you are able to see whether you have grown or not.~smiles`
  • From:
    Windchimes (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Oct 21 2005
    okay. so it's a debate between you and you. i'll volunteer as your arbiter AND also your distinguished panel of judges. yes. me is your panel of judges. if either you or you has a problem about that, you can argue your case to the US supreme court who havent decided yet if they'll sit harriet miers or not. maybe i can sneak in and steal the coveted position instead. lol.

    ryc: you always amaze me with you witticism and wisdom. now am convinced more than ever that you work in a library. hey i need a job. you need an assistant? tee hee.
  • From:
    Essenceoflife (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Oct 21 2005
    I wonder why we feel so embarassed when we read our past entries... well, *I* feel embarassed much of the time when re-reading my entries. I find myself asking myself "*WHY* did I write that?" and "Did I *really* think that?" It (keeping a diary) certainly allows you to really SEE the changes in one's thinking over a period of time.
    -t
  • From:
    IsolatedHell (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Oct 21 2005
    RYC: Thank you so much for your kind words.~smiles~
  • From:
    Kordelle (Legacy)
    On:
    Fri Oct 21 2005
    now one must define what makes you comfortable and there can be as many reasons for that as there are stars in the sky too many to count
    ofcourse you have circumvented this lovely Lana by stating that your reasons only lie within intuitive reach

    hee hee hee
    you rock girl