And Life... It goes...

I figured for my big come back, I'd share something my old and dear friend Tracy once told me that I feel everyone needs to hear sometimes:

May 27, 2004 - 12:19 PM

Listen Up

The more I talk to people online, the more I realize we’re all very similar.

Even though we are all very different.

In some cases…VERY different.

And somehow that makes me feel even that much more closer to you strangers.

This has been a weird week for many different reasons.

I’m not going to go into them.

What I do want to say is…

You…over there….I am talking to You now.

And by “You”, I not only mean You…who thinks I mean them…but I’m also talking to the You that thinks I’m not talking about them.

You might not know who You are. But it is You.

If you are now looking at your screen, mouthing the word, “Me?” with a thumb pointing at your chest….then yes, I mean You.

You are fucking amazing. You know this. Stop not knowing this.

See all those people that love You? Do You think they are awesome? Do You respect them mostly? Do they have genuinely nice traits that make them decent human beings?

If You answered yes to any of those questions…then here’s the second part:

Do You think those people we just talked about would think so much of You if You sucked? If You were a raging fuck? If You were blacked out and rotten on the inside?

No. They wouldn’t.

Therefore, You are not sucky or a raging fuck, or blacked out and rotten on the inside.

You are beautiful.

All over.

It’s hard to own that sometimes. We are supposed to be humble and struggling and low self esteem and not see who we truly are………who we are to everyone else but ourselves.

How ironic is that?!

But You need to do this. Cuz it bothers me…dare I say hurts me…that You, in all of Your wonderfulness, struggles with this knowingness about Your insides that we all can see but You.

No, You are not perfect. Nobody is. But that small sprinkling of imperfections is something we all have. It is not the totality of what we are. It does not cancel out the greatness that is You.

Because Your greatness outweighs those commonplace imperfections by the weight of 4000 cruise ships.

The imperfections put us all on a level playing field. It’s the Asshole Evil Skankiness vs. the Good, Joyful, Always Trying, Greatness at that point…on the level playing field.

That’s where You have them beat.

Please know this.

Just try.

Cuz I’m sick of all of You Great People saying the same thing. You are beautiful. Just own it.

It will make me feel better.

Thanks.

We're back on. Expect a little something from Wes and Dre later.

Good to see you all, by the way. Have you been working out? You look good.