Don’t feel guilty if you’re the one outgrowing a friendship. And try not to judge your friend for not “keeping up with you.” Each of us must travel our own path, and we can’t be certain how long, and in what role anyone is going to be in our lives. But recognize that you are suffering a loss, whether of the friendship itself or of “the way it used to be.” Be gentle with yourself as you readjust.We human beings are constantly changing and growing, and change sometimes brings loss. Whenever we love someone, we risk the pain of losing them. But the alternative would be never loving at all.

5 facts about me

idreammylittledream tagged me to share random facts about myself. 

1. My favourite animals are bears, bees, birds and butterflies (not for the alliteration, that just happens to be a bonus) and I love most aspects of nature to the point where some people I know call it ridiculous.

2. My plans for the future include doing a volunteering ecological year after school (it is called FÖJ in Germany) and finishing a bee-keeping training.

3. I am an artist who has run out of relevant things to draw, so I am waiting for my inspiration to revive itself again (as it always does, sooner or later; later in this case)

4. I am honestly so self-absorbed! My own blog is my most frequently visited website on my laptop and my mobile phone and I use the words “I” and “my” far too often.

5. Since summer 2012, my personality has been developing a lot. I have been through dozens of phases of obsession over far too many things that would eventually turn out to be irrelevant, but all of this has (obviously) shaped my character and I am happy to say that I get the feeling of finally coming to peace with myself and the world (goodbye, existential crisis that almost cost my life last autumn)

If you read this, congratulations! You have just been invited to share 5 facts about yourself!

Being lonely

I listen, I adopt, I react.

If I speak, if I share, if I initiate – I get ignored.

Is it me who cares too much or is it them who don’t care enough?

Having no solution for anything, I barely even know the question I want to answer. Meanwhile, I am chasing the same old ghost, caught up in an idea of a perfect world which is a lie, refusing to acknowledge my emptiness.

Briefe in die Leere

An den Raben in der Ferne.

Ich habe wieder an dich gedacht, weißt du? Natürlich nicht.

Ich kann immer noch nicht so ganz damit umgehen, wo wir zwei stehen. Nach über einem Jahr des Beobachtens aus der Ferne fühlt sich alles so seltsam an, als wäre es nicht real. Obwohl ich dir näher bin als je zuvor und im Grunde nichts falsch machen kann, habe ich das Gefühl, mit jeder Handlung etwas beweisen zu müssen, um dich irgendwie zu halten. Es ist fast schon lächerlich, aber nicht das Hauptproblem.

Du stellst in meinem Leben mittlerweile einen so wichtigen Bezugspunkt dar, dass ich fast schon stündlich an dich denke. Und du kennst mich nicht. Was du kennst, ist ein gewisser Eindruck, den ich zu vermitteln versuche, aber du interessierst dich nicht für mich. Du kannst dich einfach nicht für mich interessieren, du kennst mich ja praktisch nicht. Außerdem bist du interessant, ich unfähig. Du bist tiefsinnig, ich nicht authentisch. Du leidest, ich habe das hinter mir und will wieder zurück. Du hast Freunde, ich beneide sie um ihre Freundschaft zu dir.

Wo das Problem liegt, weiß ich genau. Ich projiziere und fixiere mich auf andere. Schon immer so gewesen, hörst du mich nicht sagen, mit einem bitteren Lachen, das vermutlich für immer vor dir verborgen bleibt, ebenso meine ständigen stummen Schreie nach deiner Aufmerksamkeit. Ich werde nie an sie (alle) heranreichen, auch wenn er es aus meiner Ausgangsposition geschafft hat. Meine einzige Chance ist bald gekommen und ich schaffe es unmöglich bis dahin, also werde ich sie verstreichen lassen müssen. 

Es ist möglich, deine Aufmerksamkeit zu gewinnen, aber nicht für mich, ich bin nichts als ein Zeitvertreib, ohne eigene Bedeutung, ein Anhängsel, das man nie wollte, verdammt lächerlich und zutiefst unglücklich.

Ich schicke dir Grüße, deren Bedeutung du niemals erfährst.

Wiebke

3,5,16,23,45,46,50,58

3. Do you miss anyone?
— Weirdly enough, my former best friend.

5. Is there anyone who can always make you smile?
— Some acquaintances from school, my aunt.

16. Have you ever wanted to tell anyone something,but you didn’t?
— Yes. Usually about previous or approaching mental breakdowns, but stuff like that kind of kills the party atmosphere. And also tons of other things, mostly about what I like and appreciate.

23. Fears?
— Narrow spaces, predators, attacks, unexpected harm

45. How you found out about your idol
— He was my teacher from Year 5 to Year 8 and is now my physics teacher again.

46. Last text message
— “She could say anything, I’d find it funny.” (in German though)

50. Favourite picture of my idol
— Unfortunately, I have lost the only one I have (him and Karl Marx looking suspiciously similar). As for celebrities… some pictures of Jared Leto not looking all perfectly clean (I can’t add pictures to this answer at the moment, I’m on my mobile).

58. Description of my best friend
— She has a strong personality, is almost ridiculously pretty (which she sadly doesn’t seem to notice). If she likes something, she usually says it, which is why she can easily be connected to certain things. Also, she’s rather stubborn in her opinions, which is not a bad thing. I keep shaking my head about her apparent love for teenage romance stories (fondly though, don’t worry). I envy her ability to connect woth friends and make people care about her state of mind, but I owe her a HELL lot. Also, her eyes in combination with her skin colour and her hair make her look like a goddess and her fashion sense reminds me of video game characters. She never fails to surprise me by doing or revealing something unexpected, and I could go on like this for hours, but my fingers hurt from typing, so… hi, Franzi.

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