In spite of it all

I'm moving on. For real this time. I'm tired of making the promise to myself and not following through. I'm not that bad of a person; yeah, I've got regrets and things that I'm not proud of, but so does everyone. Well, everyone I've ever encountered, at least.

So fuck the people who can't accept my past. Yeah, it's something I hate, but it's not like I can go back and change it now. I take things to heart a little more often than I should, and it's gonna be lonely for awhile, but there's no reason on earth I can't make this work. There's an entire world of possibilities open to me, and shitty past or not, I have the rest of my life to be the person I want to be.

Yeah, it'll be a lot of work, and I'll probably always be a little too sensitive. That's fine with me; I'm emotional. Big deal, right? Right. It's just who I am, and as much as I try to bury things away, they'll always be there. It's pointless to dwell on the things you just can't change.

And really, I don't think I'd even want to be close friends with someone who can't accept the mistakes I've made. I accept everyone as they are, and I don't turn tail and run just because I find out they've done something I don't agree with. Nobody's perfect. I can't change what I've done, and I can't control peoples reactions to it. All I can control is my reaction to their reaction.

Now I just have to decide where to go from here. I really don't have much of a clue, but it's nice to have so many options.