A wish.

[navygreen]

Make a wish! The clock says 12:34, and that's prime wish-making time!

Long ago, in the days of old, I had a clock icon. Now I have nothing appropriate. Ah, well.

I've felt a change in me lately, and it's about time. A change has happened and is still happening each and every day. I feel compelled to tell people exactly what I'm thinking or feeling. Very akin to the radical honesty approach I posted several months ago, I feel there isn't time to waste.

And so I have been practicing. I try to tell my innermost thoughts as I have them to the people they concern or benefit. If I'm happy about a particular circumstance or moment in time, I'm trying to remember to voice my elation. If I'm sad, I'm much quicker to tell those around me that are likely to aid in my feeling better. If someone does a good job at something, I try to tell them how much I either noticed or appreciated their efforts. When I find myself missing someone, I reach out to them in some way. At the end of the day, when I lay my head down, I want to know with certainty that, if a person has crossed my mind at some point in the day, I have done something to show them that I care.

If nothing else, it's a commitment to live more in the moment than I have in the past. I want to do things to the fullest of my ability, and I don't want there to be words left that I should have said. For those that I care about, I want them to know that I love, that they are loved, and that friendship is love. I want my friends and family to know they are in my thoughts always, my prayers sometimes, and my heart forever.

I'm striving to be honest in every way, and I feel the profound difference it is making in my life. I hope I am strong enough to continue growing along this path.

Comments

[billzy.livejournal.com]

It might just be more but i think you writing more (or maybe changed slightly) in LJ :)

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure I understand your sentence, Billzy. *a bit confused*

[billzy.livejournal.com]

I tmight just be ME but i think your writing more (or your writing style has changed) recently... :)

[aiseiri-47.livejournal.com]

*smiles* I love this post. Honesty take a bit of bravery, but both honesty and bravery set you free :)

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

That is true, indeed. Though it should be, honesty is NOT always the easiest option.

[shoebox_addict]

I think this is absolutely wonderful, dearie. :)

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

I guess we are never finished growing up, are we? You, however, seem so much wiser than your age.

[shoebox_addict]

This is true. :)

Oh my! -blush- Why, thank you! That is one of the nicest things anyone has said to me. ^__^

[lilmissriss.livejournal.com]

I meant to comment to this entry lastnight, but am just now getting the chance to do it. I think that this honesty first approach is something we could all benefit from. And this entry made me feel hopeful, and I'm glad you're at this place in your life, though getting there probably wasn't so fun. =(

[navygreen.livejournal.com]

No. No, it hasn't been fun at all. But thank you, girl.