Taking Back My Brain, One Thought At A Time

If The Others^* would stop insisting I am "nothing" if I am not a superstar in everything I do, I would be far less stressed. But the fact that I recognize their accusation is ridiculous is cause for celebration!

Tonight I wrote in my paper journal, "Be inspired by others without comparing myself to them (and stressing or depressing myself). I do NOT NEED TO BE A SUPERSTAR TO BE VALID. I am building MY life for ME at MY OWN speed and in MY OWN way." I think I'll leave my journal open to that page, so I'll see it when I wake up in the morning.

^*The Others is my term for the hyper-critical messages I picked up from others over the course of my life.

Reborn

I just finished reading Susan Sontag's "Reborn: Journals & Notebooks, 1947-1963". During that time in her life she was in transition: changing from someone who tried very hard to deny her same-sex-loving tendencies into someone who (somewhat) embraced them and explored her guilt surrounding her sexual orientation. I suppose that is where the title "Reborn" comes from.

The book surprises me...