Why is it that people expect an unconditional affection without exchanging anything in return?

It’s almost like I’m demanded to pour all of myself with the hope and knowledge that I will receive Jack squat–or worse nothing at all.

I’m not exactly sure where this thinking materialized, but one thing is clear–it has to end.

Friendships don’t endure with this mentality, and relationships often come to ruin when only one gives while the other only receives.

Love without sacrifice isn’t love, but enslavement, which can lead towards an unhealthy attachment to the one “being adored.”

I’ve seen this countless times and quite frankly it sickens me.

People need to realize when they are being used, and once enlightened terminate the pseudo relationship ASAP (plus avoid any collateral damage that may result from it’s ending).

If more people understood this, half of the talk shows and most politicians would be out of business.

– Posted from my iPhone

I think the hardest part about choosing a path for your life is not when there is a lack of options, but rather when there is an abundance of them.

Things tend to become more complicated when everyone else seems to have plans for your life, with “awesome” advice to go alongside of predetermined goals (like where you should live, the job you should take, and who you should be friends with, etc.).

The frustrating part is that often my desires, goals and direction run contrary to what many of my friends and family expect, which will probably lead to some unwelcome tension in the future.

Next year will probably be full of surprises–some of which might be unpleasant (at least for some of my family and friends), although I’m confident I’ll survive unscathed.

Either way I have no regrets (at least for the most part) and I am looking forward to embracing 2010 in all of it’s glory, blood, sweat and tears.