i quite enjoy typing up this book. i hope that you enjoy reading it as much as i do, its a good book that allows you to realise whats out there in the world and whats in your life... and how the both adapts to each other, you dont have to be suicidal to read this book, but it does help if you are feeling it.
its not a book of reasons not to kill yourself, but what to do instead... because face it.. as many reasons that is put out there to try and stop you... you will/can always find more excuses/reasons to go through with it.
(i've been watching the news, and i have been feeling so bad for the fire victims, i feel sorry for the families that have lost their homes and even lost members of their family or friends, i wish i could help them, i wish more people will help them. i heard they have caught the individuals that deliberately set the fires. i hope they rot in gaol.
my life has been and right now still is a complete rush and messed. i have been babysitting and working tightly around the clock, and i have seriously have had no time to myself at all, the most free time i have is about an hours worth and i use it up to blog, which i dont mind because it gives me a way of releasing whatever it is that is in me.
anyways.. back to the book.)
"So...how would you name your sexuality? Are you gay or lesbian? Are you heterosexual or bisexual? Are you monogamous? Polyamorous? Sex positive? Something else entirely? How many ways of being have you allowed yourself? Look, you're not even the same person you were ten minutes ago. None of us is/ Are you straight? Only and forever? Are you queer? Only and forever? We change our attitudes, our opinions, and our relationships. We change our minds, our politics, our moods, our sympathies and our clothing. We simply change.
The Serenity Prayer is all about change. We ask for the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the courage to change the things we wan, and the wisdom to know the difference, My third wife, Jackie, taught me that one, bless her.
So, here, during what might be the last few moments of our lives, what do we know about each other, you and me? The best I can say is: Hello. I'm Kate Bornstein. I'm traveling.
And I can tell you this with certainty: You are worthy and capable of finding a way to live your life just the way you really are. And there are plenty of good people in the world who believe that a life like yours needs to be lived. If you work at being as fully you as you can possibly be, you will feel better.
And keep in mind that the you that makes life worth living today probably won't be the same you that makes life worth living this time next year. Identities aren't meant to be permanent. They're like cars: they take us from one place to another. we work, travel, and seek adventure in them until they break down beyond repair. At that point, living wells means finding a new that better suits us for a new moment.
I believe in the truth of you and so do a lot of other people, people you may not even know yet. Whatever you're being right now, wherever you've been traveling, and whatever you might become tomorrow, I believe in you.
This book is a lot about learning how to give your self permission to go on living even when it really hurts. Right know you might be glad I've given you permission. Eventually, you'll no longer need anyone's but your own. Permission to do what? Permission to take yet another stab at putting together the kind of identity that makes you feel that you're being true to yourself and that life is Worth living. Go ahead, give yourself permission to become the kind of person you've always dreamed you could be."
thats all i can handle tonight guys. cheers.
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