toreaderfromwriter

[toreaderfromwriter]

“every idea you will ever have is buried deep inside you, one is simply waiting for the shovel of situation to dig it up.”

-writer

[toreaderfromwriter]

"I have a deeply hidden and inarticulate desire for something beyond the daily life."

- Virginia Woolf

[toreaderfromwriter]

people.

Dear Reader, 

Some times, people are difficult. 

A few letters back I mentioned that I would be writing about “problems” as they come up, well, I got a problem so guess I’ll write about it.

I’ve never really thought I would ever be the “outcast” or the “weird kid” a few times when I was younger, I was actually quite popular. But eventually people changed and so did their opinions. I haven’t had any real trouble with people but then, I met this one group. and it wasn’t until then that I realized just how… terrible someone can make you feel. And it’s even worse when they become unapologetic about it. Once some one realizes you won’t stand up for yourself, they feel like that can do whatever they want. But their truth is, they can’t. That is, as long as you don’t let them.

I will admit, when it comes to “advice” on how to deal with people like this, no one gives you a straightforward answer. It’s always “just ignore it” or “stand up for yourself”, it’s like every piece of advice I get contradicts itself. Well that’s because, sometimes, no matter what you do, people are going to find a reason to hurt you. And that’s because some people will just dislike the very idea of you. So it doesn’t matter what clothes you wear, how you talk, or what you like, that person is always going to find reasons to think you’re lesser than them. And most times if not always, those reasons are because of their own flaws and problems. Not yours. 

So in situations like these, I find it best to know that they are likely not going to change, and you need to focus on the people who do like you. But that doesn’t mean ignoring or accepting what the mean person does to you, but it does mean accepting that what they do to you isn’t your fault. 

I hope this helped,

-Writer.

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[toreaderfromwriter]

creativity is hard.

Dear reader,

Do you ever get mad at yourself for not being great? 

For not being… better? 

For not being…. Perfect? 

Do you ever feel like you could be… something? But you're just… not? 

Well, I do. And it has been the cause of my misery for many years. 

Sometimes I feel like I'm supposed to be this… creative genius, ideas coming out of my head every second. And I feel like whenever I don't make something perfect, something amazing, something praseabel, that I never will. Sometimes I feel like everytime i fail, it means I'm going to just keep failing. I do this so often that on the occasion I make something good, I feel it wasn’t fully my doing. I feel the need to criticize it, wondering why it couldn’t be better. 

And the reasoning for this is unfortunately, an extremely common occurrence. 

When I was younger, I excelled in alot of places, people recognized my skill at different things and I was constantly told how “intelligent” I was. 

But as I got older, the criteria for being “intelligent” started to change.

Kids that were “friendly” or “funny” were no longer favorable. Instead being relabeled as “loud” and “troublemakers” 

And it was worse for kids with things like ADHD. 

So here I am, I was once thought of as “smart” and “ahead of my peers” but now I can barely get a passing grade. 

So now, I'm unable to accept failure because I'm afraid it will reinforce everyone's new belief that I'm not smart anymore. Every single “creative” thing I do is a battle to prove that I still have something useful left in me. 

And i would just like to say, if you're reading this and you struggle with this too, whenever you go to create something, i just want you to think who you’re creating for. Often when I make something, I get so worked up on what other people are going to think of it that I forget what I think of it. 

I apologize if none of this made sense, this was just a loose idea I put to paper, but if this can help even just one person, it will have been worth it. 

Just as you are worth it. 

Keep on keepin’ on

-Writer.

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[toreaderfromwriter]

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[toreaderfromwriter]

about my previous letter

Dear Reader, 

I guess I have some explaining to do. 

Apologies for my last letter, it was rather late when I wrote it and I didn't have a solid idea of what I was really doing. I still don’t, but hopefully I sound a bit more collected. 

I feel I should probably explain what my goal is with these letters, as I didn't really make it clear in the previous one. 

I am what we all are, human. And as you may know for the duration of our short lives, well, we tend to do things to express our frustrations with the world. And our frustrations with ourselves. I, like many others, am simply looking for a way to deal with all the things life throws at me. For the longest time I have been a fan of writing and reading. I write poetry more often than other forms of writing which I may show in future letters, but for now I wanted to try something new. Out of the many books i’ve read, the ones that i find most interesting are those where a person is writing about their life and their struggles, but i’ve noticed a common theme with those books, the person is usually motivated to write about themselves once they go through or are currently going through some form of hardship. 

That was what originally discouraged me from writing these letters because, well, my “hardship” ended a while ago. At least, that's what I thought for some time. But as I've aged and matured (two separate things mind you) I've come to realize that “hardship” well, it never goes away. Bad things are always going to happen, and just because one story ended, doesn’t mean another one can’t begin. 

So I've decided to help deal with everything, I'm going to do what I always do. Write. 

The subject of my writing may vary depending on, a lot of things, actually. I may write about accomplishments, worries, ideas, thoughts, feelings, and I encourage you to do the same. Sometimes the best way to get through stuff is to just talk about it. (or in my case write about it) 

I hope you come along with me on this journey to, well wherever this leads. 

Yours truly, 

-Writer. 

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[toreaderfromwriter]

hello

Dear Reader,

Well, here I am. 

I can’t tell you who I am right now, if they find out I’ll surely get in-trouble. I also can’t tell you what I am because to be honest, I just don’t know anymore. 

All I know is that… I’m me.

And even now, I have trouble coming to terms with that. 

My hope is that I’ll be able to eventually, but I just don’t know how. And some days, I feel like I don’t want to. Sometimes I feel like I don’t want to understand who I am because that means accepting that what they did is apart of me. And it also means accepting that what… I did… is… Apart… of me. 

But I guess that’s why I’m here. 

I cant lie, I’m a mess, I’ve been a mess all my life, but I’ve decided that I want to (try) to start my journey to fixing that. And I think we all deserve to at least try to better ourselves.

So that’s what I’m going to do. 

Also, I’d just like to mention that these letters aren’t going to be consistent by any means, they’re more a way for me to put all my thoughts in one place, and future letters may not go in the same direction that this one does, as this was more of a test of if I could even write something decent at all, 

but for now I’ll see if this worked out and I’ll write letters to you as things come up. 

Thank you for your time.

Yours truly, 

-Writer 

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