the.way.i.see.it
aprilholle | general observation, self-reflection25 Aug 2006
I always read these on the side of Starbucks cups everytime I get my Venti (some silly word for large) Vanilla Latte. However, they usually never express the way “I” see it. Which may be the point, to expand the WAY I see it.
Anyhow, I read the one on my cup today, and I think it really does have merrit.
The Way I See It #150
All unhappiness and stagnation result from a feeling that you are at the mercy of the world and the people in it. But what a joy it is, what a major shift to strength and power, when you no longer wait around for others to favor and love you, for others to flatter and reward you. Reward and flatter yourself, favor and love yourself.
– Kira Salak, Writer and National Geographic Emerging Explorer
This is what I aspire to be. Self-loving and self-rewarding. I don’t like depending on others to give me the satisfaction of joy and happiness. What I don’t like even more are those people who feel that you shouldn’t be joyful over the simple things in life. What happened to contagious happiness or laughter? Are we all so cynical that life’s simple pleasures can’t be enjoyed?
