"... and the words of the prophets are written on the subway wall." That song has been in my head all day, Paul Simon's "Sound of Silence." It narrated my summer at Harvard where I learned how to believe in myself and not bow to peer pressure, that it is ok to be smart, and it's ok to be attractive and smart, that there are small corners of the world where it's ok to be both, where men expect attractive women to be intelligent and appreciate them for it, and are not intimidated (and who also don't mind run-on sentences). There are people like me out there. I do have a place in the world, and I do belong. People do and will value me for who I am, and I have to let them. It's OK to believe in myself again because I'm starting to become myself again. My confidence is returning. I am returning. I have a mental illness, and I am not ashamed. I take six different medications everyday, and it's not because I'm weak. I swallow 12 pi...
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it's not only ur life which has so many ups and downs...
everyone's life is a rollercoaster ride..It's just how well each individual handles and shows it
no one's life is always smoothsailing..
those people lifes who seems perfect..well their simply just excellent actress and actors
No one's life is perfect
cheer up babe =)