response to "how have you changed over the past few years?"
Originally posted by: tasteemee
hmm became a lot more independent, self-aware and self-sufficient
actually started to become motivated towards things rather than just coasting by as i've done for most of my life
became better with my money
this goes with my first point, but i started to pursue more of my interests and realize things that i am good at
i also got a lot more jaded to how the world is which has made me not as great of a person as i once was in terms of integrity and things like that. But now the things that make me feel as though i have a great deal of integrity are done out of the heart, rather than according to principle, and the fact that my actions are more genuine now makes think this isn't such a bad thing
i've also become less patient for people's crap which again, may be a bad thing. I care more about other people than i do about myself and as i've started to realize that a lot of people AREN'T naturally this way, i've started to get more and more annoyed at the inconsiderate habits of others. so when people think i am being bitchy, i am actually just being annoyed at their complete disregard of the feelings of myself or others.
all and all, i think i still have a lot of growing to do.
Originally posted by: tasteemee
as an after-thought,
one of the things that changed me the most over the past 4 or 5 years was meeting my best friend.
she was the first person that i encountered who i was able to actually open myself up to and who saw the world in the same way i do. it made me more confident in the things i enjoy and value, and more willing to open up to others. i began to appreciate people in different ways than i had previously, and began to seek others who i could freely open up to, who understood me, and who i didn't feel as though i had to put on an act for.
eventually, i feel that i have become more genuine because of this. I am not afraid of people seeing the things about me that are perhaps different than they expected, or expressing my views on the things about which i feel strongly.
i've been able to make more stable relationships because of this, in all aspects of my life, been able to embrace myself for all that i am, and am overall more confident in myself as far as internal things are concerned.
