THE TRUTH HURTS

pain provides the contrast needed for one to be able to always hold beauty, love and happiness as precious and sacred. perhaps i just have a sadistic way of motivating myself but i have always needed the darkness to stay in the light. when things are status quo i get a bit uneasy.... down with rose colored glasses. ignorance is not bliss, it's ignorance. here are some great Janet Finch quotes i recently reacquainted myself with :

"To them, pain was a country they had heard of, maybe watched a show about on TV, but one whose stamp had not yet been made in their passports. Where could I find a place where my world connected to theirs?"

"Remember it all, every insult, every tear. Tattoo it on the inside of your mind. In life, knowledge of poisons is essential. I've told you, nobody becomes an artist unless they have to."

"Loneliness is the human condition. Cultivate it. The way it tunnels into you allows your soul room to grow. Never expect to outgrow loneliness. Never hope to find people who will understand you, someone to fill that space. An intelligent, sensitive person is the exception, the very great exception. If you expect to find people who will understand you, you will grow murderous with disappointment. The best you'll ever do is to understand yourself, know what it is that you want, and not let the cattle stand in your way."