Life & Times of the Semi-Domesticated Irish Bear

There comes a point in every person’s life when he or she parts ways with someone: ex, friend and anyone in between. Upon first meeting this person, there’s a sweet beginning, but once you come to really know each other and grow comfortable, you suddenly realize that the relationship no longer brings any particular value to your life and is perhaps, even detrimental. Sometimes, we hold on to people purely based on how long we have known them. Time can tie people together, but if you feel as though there’s nothing substantial keeping you connected, time is not a strong enough reason to hold on to something that’s simply no longer worth holding onto. We grow complacent with people once we’re comfortable with them. But, hanging onto someone for the pure sake of it and because you don’t know anything else isn’t a good enough reason. Fear is another reason why we can’t move on. There’s the fear of being alone and not being able to find someone else; fear of someone using our deepest and

People in either direct, or indirect methods show us who they are, what they value, & how you rate..... This happens every moment of every day. The problem lies in the fact that we do not believe them. Good, or in my experience...bad. We instead tend to create what we wish to see. This too can be good or bad. I saw an amazing quote tonight that summed it up. "Everything we hear is an Opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth" Marcus Aurelius. I find this quite profound. When we are faced with a situation, how we process that says so much more about ourselves than the actual situation itself. Few are dispassionate enough to apply a truly neutral viewpoint to something we have a stake in. On to a tighter focus: I have had my fair share of shady folk in my life. I have been shady myself. The odd part is...I know the signs. I know the flags. Yet I ignore the patterns. And that is because I wanted these things to be something they are not. Ei