yeeeeesh. i'm not a doctor and not at all qualified to tell you anything, butttttttt dude, doing what you love is way, way more important than doing things you *have* to do. i wanted to be a social person and a fantastic student... and then one day i realized that it wasn't me, at all. i've stopped trying to be something i'm not and started trying to embrace who i am.

i recommend that you make time for writing! set aside time, because your sanity is so important and the things we love to do are part of that. put an hour or two of writing into your calendar, and make it a priority.

i also think it's kind of funny to say that "writing will always be there" if you're being told to put it on the back burner. where does this person think "there" is? because i'm pretty sure when i think about the idea of writing always being "there", i think about how it's my friend. how it soothes me and gives me life. it's "there" for me, it's "there" to fall back on and give me strength. it's "there" when i need escape, distraction, comfort. ugh!

how can someone expect you to work on things on the outside, without helping yourself on the inside!

i am irritated at just knowing that someone said that. huff. i feel the urge to put caps lock on and mash my keyboard.