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Some things are extremely terryfying and shouldn't be

Tuesday December 11, 2007 at 01:07AM

I have to write! I know that I am only in a period now where I am somehow able to stumble together meanings with words....when I am not in this period or mood, I can make great efforts, but I know its useless.The words won't come to me and I aslo am shut off to many of the intuitive angles in wich I am able to see things. In a way I shut down my own natural flow and personality. On ipernity I am "more" able to keep this flowing, though I also shut down here. It goes in waves..In everyone else I see continuity...they seem the same more or less all the way. I know how huge my differences can be..and I know it shows both here on ipernity and most of all in my every day life. My friends..may wonder where I went. I don't know. Here I am able to give more, though it scares me...I don't know who is watching...but since I don't I also can't hear them laugh. I can imagine them being indifferent, or the wonderful thought that someone can relate or smile. Someone special taught me a big lesson...one I will have with me and always try and improve. It can never be perfect and that is the beauty. I have many of these...but this is the most important and I don't know if I am able to explain it...probably because it would always mean something different to someone else. But to FOLLOW A NATURAL FLOW: to me this means- to always be able to let go, to never put yourself on a pedistal, to know how unimportant u are in many ways, to speak when u feel it natural, to be thrilled when its only natural on a personal level, not to judge because society has taught u where to do so, to always be ready to throw away your deepest beliefs because they were proven wrong, to accept that u are weak without weakening yourself, to be the emotion u are and feel that particular moment. I changed my profile and deleted the static information I had written about myself...and changed it to what my iper page is about, its a public diary through pictures..and to my extreme horror now also more words. I am putting myself in a position where in some small way I am indifferent to how someone might interpret "me" after seeing and reading, its only chance that made my diary end up here. I have tried to write one before, but it didn't feel right...this has happened by itself through what I feel is something coming natural. But the indifference relates to me trying to depend on myself, why I write this, and not how it will be accepted or trashed in another persons eyes. This is the most revealing thing I have ever done in my whole life....it scares me, it terrifies me, but if I post this...I have one rule...I can't delete it. This is a diary. My fright has always been people. I don't know the source of it...I have many times tried to find it, but I have found out that the source is not the issue, finding myself is. I relate to people where I can find a continuity in personality, that I feel is natural. They may behave in unacceptable ways...I don't care. If I know they are being true (no one is), but at least trying, and I can relate to them, understand them...then I love them. One person in my life has been in his past concidered the lowest trash of society...now that most don't know his background and he has moved past it, he is accepted, more then accepted, people geniounly appreciate him! He is the person I know with the most strenght, flaws, struggle, depression, happiness, but last...the willpower to find himself again.....Beautiful people make you grow! There are many more!! And some will never know that i concider them beautiful And then at last u have yourself...

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mr.driver / sorry i'm italian... :( says:
I've just read this five times and I'm not sure I've understood, or better im sure i've not understood, but is powerful(? not sure its the right word). not even sure to be agree with the little i've understood of it, but it kicked me right (or bad).
sorry, im in a mood in which I think you can even kill youself tring to be honest but in some ways words are never honest. but how I can answer without words?
ok, I really won't care if u will delete my comment, it's a shit, i don't think it should be posted here, its here only cause i thought i had to tell u what i was thinking.
now i go back to read again and try to understand.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Silje replies:
I agree....words can't be honest! Actions have a possibilty of being honest. And your action/attempt here says more then your actual words. 5 times says to me a lot! I think in this I have both tried to explain to myself and to others, but if it is not understood its not a problem. And it would be strange if it did. Your answer is in the same way for me :-) I am not sure I understand, though I have read it several times....but I appreciate it and I will surly not delte it :-)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
mr.driver / sorry i'm italian... :( says:
saying words it's an action - luckily :) - and i believe yours was honest.
now that i read it again i can say that it leaves me the impression of a car that honks me while i'm crossing the road without watchin - it's hurting but it would be really more hurting without...
i mean: im not sure im able/i want to follow a natural flow, but!
i mean: maybe i should, but what if i can't? otherwise, it's good that you told that, i guess.
i must admit that i feel it's a fault that i'm invading your space/diary with this conversation. but your thought honks me and also the action of deleting the "static informations". it's far-out.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Silje replies:
U are not invading me at all! I know I am far out with this, and as I said I am listening and if I am proven "wrong", I have to think again. I guess I am honking the horn at myself, and writing this in a way where I am trying to explain also to others, has 2 functions...1- I explain better to myself 2- I am not sure why I explain to others...maybe I am honking a horn at who ever reads this also..
Following a natural flow has to be different for u..and is not possible to do perfectly....and some do it without knowing...
I am glad to hear your thoughts...and it means that writing this here "did" something. What I don't know..and yes this is as honest as I could be...
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Clafoutis says:
yes, it really did something! following the natural flow is scaring sometimes....most of the time...but it feels awfully good when you find the strength and the courage to do so without regrets. I wish I could always behave in that way but maybe this is the direction I have to take...thanks for your openness and your thoughts! it's very personal and thus very coherent to your pictures...
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Silje replies:
Yes it is scary...and I make many mistakes! But as u say its extremely rewarding the times u are able to. And I am glad u got something out of this..and thank u for your thoughts :-)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
massi says:
it' all part of the flow and if you are smart you won't stop it...go on and make your mistakes, you'll find out that looser are the best part of our society....now get your ass on your books and study that soon your supposed to have exams :-DDDD
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Silje replies:
I won't try and stop it...but be aware of where it is.. I am not the utimate looser, but I sure am one :-)
my ass is on the books, I can't open them... :-)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
MacKeypro says:
you made me a little speechless with this entry of yours... don't worry, me being speechless is something good, it means you made me think (and i so love that). i'm not sure i have a coherent response to your writings, but i still wanted to say something.

i understand what you are talking about and i can relate :-)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Silje replies:
That make me smile MacKey!! And that u can relate was my wonderful thought :-)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Purple T says:
You say some things there that perhaps many of us can relate to in some ways, i certainly can. I've had many ups and downs in my life, and i think you do have to go with the flow sometimes and see where it will take you. Sometimes it's really good, and sometimes it doesn't seem so good, but maybe that's when we learn the most about ourselves.

Thank you for sharing this post :-))))
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Silje replies:
I guess when its good u get the instant reward to continue...when its not the reward comes later and greater, and knowing it at the time makes u go on..Though sometimes its too tough and u back out... It means so much to hear other peoples thoughts here! Thank u so much!!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
melpomene says:
you have no idea how much this entry has affected me. i could have written it. i tried to read it a day or two ago but was in a hurry to leave home. i wanted to come back when i had time to really read it clearly. not only can i relate to this entry but i can FEEL it. i am living this entry at this very moment only i didn't write it down. you are braver than i. but i'm getting there. it's a long story how this exact emotion came up just so recently (to the forefront). just know you are not alone with these feelings. i'm so glad i came back to read this post today... and just at this moment. i can remind myself that i'm not the only one.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Silje replies:
Thank U Melpomene!! Starting the day with your reply is brilliant! And it means so much! When I wrote this I really had no idea how it would be recieved by others, I was unable to guess. But your reply came as a total surprise and joy! U made me start the day with a smile!
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Johnny Stompanato says:
I think every human being is frightened of other human beings. It's part of our lifes. We are scared of others because they seem and are erratic. So I don't think there is continuity in any human being. We are frightened of the emotions others might evoke. And sometimes we are frightened of ourselves for the same reason. I think in a way this is what art is about. (And in an other way love of course.) To deal with emotions...

Sorry for my inadequate chatter... only some thoughts that came into mind...
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Silje replies:
Thank U this is far from inadequate! And I like how u put it, that we are afraid of ourselves because of the emotions we might let others provoke,it is very true. And the continuity in a person I guess is how I see the essence of their person and if that relates to my needs to be able to trust them. They might change in many ways, but there is always a core of them that stays the same and that I feel I can understand.
Thank U Johnny! I really appreciate your chatter :-)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
mo **pro says:
if someone is laughing at you because of what you're showing and saying ... he must
be very unsensitive and dumb .. i think the uncontinuity is something very natural - at least
to me it is . everything and everyone needs times of recreation and times of high action too :)

i will listen to what you're saying in the future too , just don't be afraid of feelings . even
those hurting us are precious
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Silje replies:
I don't know if anyone laughs, but the thought is of course there....sometimes its scary and sometimes I am able to not care.
I guess uncontinuity just doesn't show as much with some people...or its only visible for a few. Thank U be·mo·re for your thoughts!
I try not to be afraid of my own feelings and I agree the hurtful ones are very precious. And I learn a lot from them. And I am thankful that someone listens .-)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Annjin says:
Thanks for your words, Silje, I appreciated reading them. I might put too much my own reading into your words but I can relate to what you say (& some of your words pinpoint exactly why I sometimes struggle with participating here).
....

godt å vite at andre også tenker frem & tilbake på disse tingene, så er jeg ikke helt alene om å reflektere over det hele :)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Silje replies:
I think after reading all the replies here and how different they are, I think everyone interprets this in their own way. And as mr.Driver said..."words can never be honest" and he is right. Some of what I write can't be understood completely. And thank U it means a lot to me to hear that someone understands and can relate to some of my words. And I think I understand more now why u have doubts about sites like iper and Flickr.
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )
Babelsalatpro says:
What's interesting most for me, when I read your entry, is to see there are two opposite struggles that one can have at the same time. One is for and one against being a continuum. One is to prevent that you're stucked somewhere where you have the feeling you will never be able to change a certain thing of you, and the opposite thing is to struggle for some red line in your life you can always hold onto. I sometimes wonder if the aspect of me I want to change is tightly connected to the red line I want to have, that is one of my greatest doubts about me.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )
Silje replies:
Yes I have often thought about this, and what I have understood for now is that much has to do with keeping the core of who u are. The urges, the spontanious , the emotions, the way of seeing and absorbing everyday life that is unique to u as a person. And then trying to remove what is false understandings given through society, friends and the world around u. This will never be possible completely, but I feel I should at least try to understand where the boarder is between what is me and what is "taught" to me. But its a mess and a task wich is impossible to accheive. But it can teach me a lot to try. And it doesn't have to be a struggle...but an awareness that can gradually change your way of behaviour closer to what you feel is your red line. I understnad what u mean..because we always want to perfectionalize ourselves we always believe that we have to eliminate our flaws....I don't know if its the right way to go..our flaws are to closely linked to our personalities and can reviel a lot more then our "rights".
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )
Babelsalatpro says:
Wow, thank you so much for this reply! Good night!
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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