Ayn Rand

  Find the “I”.

§  Individuality.

§  Independence.

§  Integrity.

§  Intelligence.

A proper “I” can stand alone.

I am finding myself.

Sometimes I don’t’ care who I am, because I’m too tired.

Sometimes, who I am, is just a person trying to breathe.

Sometimes I care so much that I am paralyzed.

I always thought I knew myself. 

But I think we are just getting acquainted.

All it takes is a series of crises, and then I have to look in the mirror and ask myself just who the hell I am?  How did I get so old?  How did I get so tired?  When did I stop properly taking care of myself?  When did I become this person? 

Bottom line:  I can only be who I am, so if other people don’t like or appreciate me, I can’t care.  I have to stop caring and focus on Ayn Rand’s idea that the only way to help other people is to help oneself first.  Maybe if people cared for themselves first, and flushed out all the “socially appropriate” mores and norms, individuals would be happier more often. 

(P.S. Fuck Rand’s misogynistic agenda 😊)