So I'm just going to accept that the kind of love I always saught doesn't exist. There are so many theories. So many stories. I don't know what's the truth anymore. And I'm at a point in my life where anything someone says seems to be true, just because it was said.
"Psychologist Zick Rubin proposed that romantic love is made up of three elements: attachment, caring, and intimacy. Attachment is the need to receive care, approval, and physical contact with the other person. Caring involves valuing the other persons needs and happiness as much as your own. Intimacy refers to the sharing of thoughts, desires, and feelings with the other person."
What happens when romantic love isn't returned?
How can I tell the difference between passionate love and compassionate love? And which one am I supposed to settle for?
What place do you think tradition has in society (if any)?
Tradition gives future generations something to compare themselves to. The morals and values that have been passed down through time have undergone a lot of changes, and this change is nessecary for people to gain self worth and realization. You can either stick to tradition or rebel against it. Traditions determine the way we see other people and how we interact with one another.
How do you feel when you are working with someone who is very organized?
I feel about a hundred times more peaceful than I would if I was working like someone who is scattered and disorganized, like myself. My disorganization is just one of the obstacles I face when working on a project, so working with somone does away with that obstacle and lets me focus on the actual work that has to be done. All my anxieties about doing the work are gone so that I can actually focus.
What role to you tend to play in a team?
I'm usually the person who comes up with ideas, or developes a compromise between other peoples conflicting ideas. I'm never the wannabe leader that steps on everyone elses suggestions, I always hear things out and if there are any improvements that could be made I express them. I'm neutral and help everybody to acheive a vision that we're all happy with.
When others are experiencing problems, what do you do?
If a person is having trouble in life, and they come to me for help, I'm always the one who's going to give them good advice. If they don't ask me for advice I do what I would want done for me, to be left alone and not bothered about it and I would try to get their mind off it. This is usually a bad idea but it's just the way I am, I'm not very good at expressing condolences or gratefulness.
When do you not feel in control of your emotions?
When there's a boy involved. There are the boys that really have no effect on my mood if I talk to them or not, but then there are others that give me this feeling in the pit of my stomach like I'm on a rollercoaster, most likely because that's what our relationship is like. When I get stuck in a cycle it's comfortable and hard for me to escape, no matter how much of a toll it takes on my emotions. My emotions govern my life. I envy the people that can turn their emotions on and off like a switch, life would be much easier that way.
“The meaning of life is contained in every single expression of life. It is present in the infinity of forms and phenomena that exist in all of creation.” -- Michael Jackson
Recently I've taken a liking to the Alternative/Indie/Punk band, The Killers. Their mystical lyrics and psychedelic instrumentals take me to another world. One in which I feel like myself in. Their latest album, Day & Age, is my absolute favorite album of the moment and you should definitely consider falling asleep to it the way I do.
"I've always had this thing about it not really mattering where you're from, because there`s always been this big cloud over America saying you have to live in LA or you have to live in New York to make it. I always knew it didn't matter as long as you had the songs."
Hello, my name's Sarah Jameson Albrecht, I live in a small town in southern New York and I'm turning 16 years on July 30th, 2009. I'm not special or famous or anything at the moment, but I do love writing and journaling and things like that. English is my best subject in school and every since I was a toddler, I've had a really vivid imagination and good story telling skills. But since it's the summertime right now, I really just want to do the things I love and not be graded on them by the horribly ignorant teachers of my Catholic high school.
To give you a little bit of an introduction here's a few quick fun-facts about myself and my life:
I'm the type of girl that will try anything once.
My cat's name is Tyga and he has a myspace.
German is my most prominent nationality.
Chuck Palahniuk is my favorite author and I've read almost every single one of his books.
Movies are the art form that I enjoy most.
Fall Out Boy is and always will be my top favorite band.
I thought the Twilight series was ohkay.
My hobbies include surfing babynames.com and researching haunted places.
I like the Summer just as much as I like the Winter.
The glasses in my house are actually mason jars.
Obsessed is putting it lightly for me when it comes to the Sims 3.
New York City is my favorite place in the world, and Southern Cali and Nevada too.
I have an orange en-V and I love it so much and it never leaves my sight!
I don't leave the house without my iPod either.
You might consider me a romanticist.
I'm not photogenic.
So there you go. And so begins the summer of champions.