I’ve been coming across brilliant articles on msn. and this abstract just makes so much sense. It’s on 7 friends every woman needs.
She answered all my big questions. “What does it feel like, looking back on your life?” I asked Florence one day. She peered into her diary. “I love that girl, Lily,” she said. “I love her when she was young and optimistic. It’s possible, if I had listened to her….” Her voice trailed off. Florence had told me she’d wanted to be an artist. Now she asked, “If I’d been true to myself, would I have ended up with this ordinary life?”
It was as if she was speaking about me. Back when I’d found the diary, I was lost. I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. And I was so self-conscious. I couldn’t pass a mirror without looking, wondering if I’d ever find someone to love and understand me. Florence gave me perspective, something a friend my own age couldn’t. “Self-consciousness has been the biggest curse of my life,” she admitted. “It’s like carrying a heavy shell, all the time. Are you that way? Lily, my advice is get rid of it as fast as you can.”
– Lily Koppel, author of the memoir The Red Leather Diary
And now, back to my crazy week. Often wonder how i make it through this period every sem, but i do. So it’s possible.
