Appreciate and Understand

Appreciate and understand
by Olivia Carol McMichael on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 3:51pm
I am appreciating today the things I cannot understand. And understanding things I cannot appreciate. And understanding things that need to be appreciated.

Anyway I understand that when a person doesn't call it doesn't mean they don't care, I appreciate that when a person does call it means the world to me, and I hope they understand how much the second of their time is appreciated by me.

I understand that when a person is busy it’s nice not to bother them, but trust me when I say they appreciate it when you do bother them because it reminds them that you are in their thoughts…

I understand that people are flaky, that I have been flaky, and that eventually you gotta try to set some time aside for friends and family, even if you are super preoccupied with your own life, and appreciate that if you don't try to reach out in the end no one will be around at all.

I understand that no one can ever fully understand another persons pain, loss, or whatever it may be, and I appreciate the fact that there isn't any advice one can say to that person to make it better, sometimes it's better just to encourage them that they will make it through, that they are strong, and that the crap they have gotten through so far is an accomplishment in itself.

I understand that opinions are sometimes unwanted, but appreciate that they generally come from a place of concern and care, and should not be taken offensively, unless of course they called your a bitch or some other derogatory name in the process...

I understand that e-mail does not take the place of a phone call, and a phone call does not take the place of a visit, and to me it will never be as meaningful, but I appreciate that in this day and age texting and e-mail are an alternative when you can't be there or are at work. However I also understand that if texting had been invented before the phone conversation, that people would much prefer to hear a real voice, as apposed to reading some hackey text or e-mail that doesn't completely convey how someone is really feeling. Your message will never be as well received unless it is heard in the inflections in your voice, and that's something to appreciate.

I understand that people will always have issues with family members, but appreciate that it's important to be supportive of those people and give them the love they deserve non-the less.

I understand that my life is different from what it used to be, more lonely, maybe less exciting to the masses, but I appreciate that I would not be here or who I am today without it, and that I wouldn't trade the changes I have made to be back in the mayhem and hectic swing I used to be in.

I appreciate that God doesn't give us any challenge we can't handle, but I understand that you don’t have to enjoy it, and there is no shame in saying you hate the circumstances... Hello, it is a challenge!

On that note, I understand the need to vent, but also appreciate when gratitude is deserved and that good things in life should be recognized equally.

I understand love, and I appreciate that you don’t have to love everything about someone to love them.

I understand that it's okay if I don't appreciate the kind of art that gets famous, cause I understand and appreciate that most of it is crap and that those people knew someone who knew someone like 70% of the time, and that I don't have to appreciate that. lol

I appreciate the power of prayer, but I understand that answers are not in my time.

I appreciate when someone is doing well, but I don't have to understand why others suffer.