Thursday, April 19, 2007

I am supposed to be writting another art paper right now but my thoughts are clouding my mind so I am taking a break to write them down. We lost both our games today, we played with no heart and it was frustrating. Coach gave everyone a chance to talk to the team between games, I was the only one who said much. I just get so frustrated with them, it seems like no one cares, this is hard for me to take right now. Honestly I struggle to find the desire to go out and play everyday but once I step on the field I am going to give it all I have, sure I have a lot of other things on my mind but sometimes it is nice to have a distraction. I told them to stop bickering about stupid little things and getting at each other over nothing. I got to the point where I was said go to a funeral for a twelve day old baby and then tell me about your pain and little problems, they just aren't worth all of our energy, their are bigger things in life. Our student assissant kept kinda laughing under her breath every time I talked, when we were all done I asked her why. She said because I am the goofiest kid ever, but I have heart, I have pride. I HATE this. I hate when people label me just because I am a little hyperactive, I can't help it, it is me, but don't make stupid assumptions based on it. Of course I have heart, I am very passionate about a lot of things in life but because people jump to conclusions they only see their own created version of me not the real me. I know all I have been doing the last couple of days is venting but I need to, I am messed up and sad inside and it is killing me keeping it in. Everyday I get up and paint a smile on my face and I go through my day answering "how are you's" with fine, laughing when I don't feel like it, and making other people happy. It's getting to be a rough role to play but at least I have a few people here, friends and teachers, who will take me as me and listen to the good and the bad, I love that. I am working each day to become more me and play less the role other people want me to be, but I know it will take some time to get back to normal.

1 comment:

Jim and Amy Rennie said...

I know what you mean . . .people make a lot of assumptions about us, but they don't know what is in our heart. I also know what you mean about people's problems . . .there are "problems," and then there are PROBLEMS, and when you've faced the greater kind, the little ones seem so stupid and pointless. I feel actually insulted when I read my friends' blogs who are all upset about American Idol or what to wear to a date. I feel like they forgot that my son was in this world, and they don't even care! I know it's not true, but to me as his mom, I feel like everyone else has just moved on like it never happened . . .and half of the people who are supposed to be my friends didn't seem much to notice in the first place. Anyway, I also liked what you said about grief . . .you wouldn't feel it if you had never loved those people, and loving them is worth it in the end, even if it hurts to let them go. There's a song called "Calling All Angels" that I love . . .the lyrics really speak to me right now. I thought I would post them for you.

"Calling All Angels" by Jane Siberry

a man is placed upon the steps, a baby cries
and high above the church bells start to ring
and as the heaviness the body oh the heaviness settles in
somewhere you can hear a mother sing

then it's one foot then the other as you step out onto the road
how much weight? how much weight?
then it's how long? and how far?
and how many times before it's too late?

calling all angels
calling all angels
walk me through this one
don't leave me alone
calling all angels
calling all angels
we're cryin' and we're hurtin'
and we're not sure why...

and every day you gaze upon the sunset
with such love and intensity
it's almost...it's almost as if
if you could only crack the code
then you'd finally understand what this all means

but if you could...do you think you would
trade in all the pain and suffering?
ah, but then you'd miss
the beauty of the light upon this earth
and the sweetness of the leaving

calling all angels
calling all angels
walk me through this one
don't leave me alone
callin' all angels
callin' all angels
we're tryin'
we're hopin'
we're hurtin'
we're lovin'
we're cryin'
we're callin'
'cause we're not sure how this goes