Song of the Day

Title: Because of You

Artist: Kelly Clarkson

I heard this song today and it made me think. Trust is a funny thing. A few lines in this song resonate with me. 

"Because of you I learned to play on the safe side so I don't get hurt

Because of you I find it hard to trust not only me but everyone around me

Because of you I am afraid"

All those 3 lines play off each other. However the one that hits hardest is the second one. I find it very hard to trust people. That lack of trust comes from things I've seen friends do, things I've seen family do, things I've seen strangers do, things I've read about, things I have experienced, and lastly and maybe most importantly - things that I have done that do not line up with my values. So when it comes time to trust someone I find it hard because I'd like to see the good in everyone and give a clean slate, but because I've done something like that; how can I believe the other person hasn't. 

People have said I trust too easily, which probably contradicts everything I had just said. But like I said, I honestly do try to give a clean slate to everyone until I am proven wrong, and I am a very open person; however my lack of trust in others can hinder me when it comes to that...

Hope is what offsets all of this

Quote of the Day

"It is the quality of ones convictions that determines success, not the number of followers"

- Remus Lupin, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2