soft spot
(fr notes archive: June 30, 2018 // 4:42 am)
today my friend and I talked; the conversation sprouted as a compliment.
friend: I wanted to tell you about your potential in person because I could only say so much online. I’ve watched you from the beginning-- ever since high school, but actually even before that. dana, I didn't think I would see you again, and then you auditioned, and then you stayed, and now you’re here. and you’ve grown so much. I'm so proud of you.
you and the camera are best friends. do you realize that? not even like just with dance, like on camera too. you attract people and don’t even realize it. it makes me mad that you have all this potential and you don’t use it.
I’m not saying this to compare you to her because you’re yourself in every single way possible. but I can see you like liza koshy.
me: *silence*
me: I see myself as an introvert. I can't be capable of all this.
friend: It’s because your family and friends raised you to think like that. honestly, I didn’t grow up without my father and mother in my life. I knew that when I grew up I had to do things for myself. I knew from that point on, I had to decide how I wanted to live my life. and you get the chance to do that too.
you have a special attribute about you. you’re an introvert because you choose to be. but you naturally have great timing, humor, and a personality that you don’t even have to try for.
and it makes me angry when people don’t use their potential to the fullest and that’s what I hate about you. I want you to succeed.
me: see the thing is I always feel like I’m overseen and no one really pays attention to me. That’s why I stay in the corner and like capture moments.
friend: see, great timing.
me: I know, I know, I understand. I want to be great, but I don’t know how to tell myself that. And I know I’m doing good, but I can’t recognize that about myself.
friend: why do you feel like you need someone to tell you that you’re great? because you are.
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today my friend and I talked; the conversation sprouted as a compliment.
friend: I wanted to tell you about your potential in person because I could only say so much online. I’ve watched you from the beginning-- ever since high school, but actually even before that. dana, I didn't think I would see you again, and then you auditioned, and then you stayed, and now you’re here. and you’ve grown so much. I'm so proud of you.
you and the camera are best friends. do you realize that? not even like just with dance, like on camera too. you attract people and don’t even realize it. it makes me mad that you have all this potential and you don’t use it.
I’m not saying this to compare you to her because you’re yourself in every single way possible. but I can see you like liza koshy.
me: *silence*
me: I see myself as an introvert. I can't be capable of all this.
friend: It’s because your family and friends raised you to think like that. honestly, I didn’t grow up without my father and mother in my life. I knew that when I grew up I had to do things for myself. I knew from that point on, I had to decide how I wanted to live my life. and you get the chance to do that too.
you have a special attribute about you. you’re an introvert because you choose to be. but you naturally have great timing, humor, and a personality that you don’t even have to try for.
and it makes me angry when people don’t use their potential to the fullest and that’s what I hate about you. I want you to succeed.
me: see the thing is I always feel like I’m overseen and no one really pays attention to me. That’s why I stay in the corner and like capture moments.
friend: see, great timing.
me: I know, I know, I understand. I want to be great, but I don’t know how to tell myself that. And I know I’m doing good, but I can’t recognize that about myself.
friend: why do you feel like you need someone to tell you that you’re great? because you are.
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