Yuuko

Dear lord this took 2 hours 
//ps I hope I fixed all the formatting, made a huge mistake of filling this in in notepad//
///pps visual kei fangirling alert///
 

My train of thoughts on this topic:
it's because most people never learn how to get up after they fall. Success never ever comes easily, and people might think otherwise because successful people often give out that vibe of carefree-ness and liveliness. But maybe they just learnt how to get themselves back up. How to stay persistent. It could even be the "fake it till you make it" mindset. 
But there are two characteristics truly successful people with almost no exceptions have: A healthy dose of self-criticism and the ability to organize themselves well. I'm talking about people who are successful on both important plans of life: personal life (family, love, self-fulfillment, spirituality, hobbies) and professional life (what people usually take as "success", but it's really not success without the other part as well). 
Both self-criticism and good organization helps them overcome their flaws, just as you said - lack of confidence, persistence, skills, knowledge etc. You can not succeed if you're not willing to work on yourself. The moment you notice you lack something, start working on getting it. I realize my drawings aren't as good as those of my idols, analyze my idols' works, and figure out what I need to work on and start doing it straight away. I realize my japanese skill has been decreasing recently, go through a random text, figure out that my vocabulary isn't broad enough, pick up a dictionary and start learning new words. Beginning something is the hardest part. Once you begin, you probably come to a point where you're just lacking persistence. That's where organization skills come in handy. Organize your time and your day so that you don't really notice you're working on self-development. Draw several studies of a body part you're not so skilled at during a boring class. Subscribe to a "japanese word of a day" e-mail listing on a language learning website. 
The elevator can only be used on your way down. To go up, you have to take the stairs. One step at a time.
 
And don't approach success in a "I want to be successful" kinda way. Approach it in a "I want to be the best version of myself possible". People don't notice you because you want to be noticed by people. People notice you because you noticed yourself.
 
/my philosophy/

Basically, the admins and mods discussed and decided to turn it into a Cat Café forum, what with growing concerns over the US cracking down on downloads.

This is the end of Monochrome Heaven and the beginning of a new forum, where we discuss cats, pets, coffee, pies and the like.
I'm sure the mods have already started feeding old uploads and dead links to their CATs to get rid of the evidence.

Basically, the admins and mods discussed and decided to turn it into a Cat Café forum, what with growing concerns over the US cracking down on downloads.

This is the end of Monochrome Heaven and the beginning of a new forum, where we discuss cats, pets, coffee, pies and the like.
I'm sure the mods have already started feeding old uploads and dead links to their CATs to get rid of the evidence.

So.. I'd look pretty fakin' weird as a humanoid cat. Where's my tail?!! HALP
 
 

Basically, the admins and mods discussed and decided to turn it into a Cat Café forum, what with growing concerns over the US cracking down on downloads.

This is the end of Monochrome Heaven and the beginning of a new forum, where we discuss cats, pets, coffee, pies and the like.
I'm sure the mods have already started feeding old uploads and dead links to their CATs to get rid of the evidence.

Basically, the admins and mods discussed and decided to turn it into a Cat Café forum, what with growing concerns over the US cracking down on downloads.

This is the end of Monochrome Heaven and the beginning of a new forum, where we discuss cats, pets, coffee, pies and the like.
I'm sure the mods have already started feeding old uploads and dead links to their CATs to get rid of the evidence.

Basically, the admins and mods discussed and decided to turn it into a Cat Café forum, what with growing concerns over the US cracking down on downloads.

This is the end of Monochrome Heaven and the beginning of a new forum, where we discuss cats, pets, coffee, pies and the like.
I'm sure the mods have already started feeding old uploads and dead links to their CATs to get rid of the evidence.

Basically, the admins and mods discussed and decided to turn it into a Cat Café forum, what with growing concerns over the US cracking down on downloads.

This is the end of Monochrome Heaven and the beginning of a new forum, where we discuss cats, pets, coffee, pies and the like.
I'm sure the mods have already started feeding old uploads and dead links to their CATs to get rid of the evidence.

Basically, the admins and mods discussed and decided to turn it into a Cat Café forum, what with growing concerns over the US cracking down on downloads.

This is the end of Monochrome Heaven and the beginning of a new forum, where we discuss cats, pets, coffee, pies and the like.
I'm sure the mods have already started feeding old uploads and dead links to their CATs to get rid of the evidence.

Basically, the admins and mods discussed and decided to turn it into a Cat Café forum, what with growing concerns over the US cracking down on downloads.

This is the end of Monochrome Heaven and the beginning of a new forum, where we discuss cats, pets, coffee, pies and the like.
I'm sure the mods have already started feeding old uploads and dead links to their CATs to get rid of the evidence.

Basically, the admins and mods discussed and decided to turn it into a Cat Café forum, what with growing concerns over the US cracking down on downloads.

This is the end of Monochrome Heaven and the beginning of a new forum, where we discuss cats, pets, coffee, pies and the like.
I'm sure the mods have already started feeding old uploads and dead links to their CATs to get rid of the evidence.

Welcome to CAT5 Heaven. Things will never be the same.

Basically, the admins and mods discussed and decided to turn it into a Cat Café forum, what with growing concerns over the US cracking down on downloads.

This is the end of Monochrome Heaven and the beginning of a new forum, where we discuss cats, pets, coffee, pies and the like.
I'm sure the mods have already started feeding old uploads and dead links to their CATs to get rid of the evidence.

Basically, the admins and mods discussed and decided to turn it into a Cat Café forum, what with growing concerns over the US cracking down on downloads.

This is the end of Monochrome Heaven and the beginning of a new forum, where we discuss cats, pets, coffee, pies and the like.
I'm sure the mods have already started feeding old uploads and dead links to their CATs to get rid of the evidence.

Basically, the admins and mods discussed and decided to turn it into a Cat Café forum, what with growing concerns over the US cracking down on downloads.

This is the end of Monochrome Heaven and the beginning of a new forum, where we discuss cats, pets, coffee, pies and the like.
I'm sure the mods have already started feeding old uploads and dead links to their CATs to get rid of the evidence.

Basically, the admins and mods discussed and decided to turn it into a Cat Café forum, what with growing concerns over the US cracking down on downloads.

This is the end of Monochrome Heaven and the beginning of a new forum, where we discuss cats, pets, coffee, pies and the like.
I'm sure the mods have already started feeding old uploads and dead links to their CATs to get rid of the evidence.

LOL I LIKE THIS 

You could become the owner of all the number CATs and then everyone would be your bitches/pets instead? (^ _ ~ )

I want this too. I was secretly hoping everyone would end up with the wrong name and end up believing they were each other. Persona meltdown.

okay i always thought cat is a girl ok i'm ok
 
me and my random hair color

 
and me and my FEMALE CAT

 
*i'm so outta here*

Hello, here I am. Necessary eyepatch.
I was at some venue listening to a random band and some chick fail crowd-surfed her finger right into my eye. ☆⌒(＞。≪)
 

It's admirable, to a degree, until you start putting yourself in harms way. Then it's stupid, it doesn't look brave or courageous when you're on the floor bleeding. Nobody is a superhero. I went through a period in my late teens of feeling helpless and angry at how people are treated in this world, so I'd often attempt to defend strangers if I saw obvious violent confrontation, usually with words, but it always turns to physical violence very quickly. I had the shit kicked out of me countless times, often by groups of 3 or more. For what? After all that, I only managed to help two people in total. One homeless guy getting beat on by a crack head (to which I was so fortunate a bunch of friends cut in since I was probably about to get stabbed), and then a cashier in a small super market late at night who randomly was being dragged over the counter by his throat. Even then I thought I'd successfully gotten away with helping him, alas I got jumped by the same guy and 4 of his 'boys' when I was waiting at my bus-stop a few minutes later. In the end it looked to everyone like I showed a complete disregard for my own well-being, and in turn a disregard for how much my friends/girlfriend loved me and cared for me. It's not nice to look back on.
Obviously I'm not saying you're batshitcrazyheromode like I was back then, but things can very quickly escalate even with the politest of words and calm manner.
 
My point is, I don't think there is ever any glory in an act of physical violence. I know it was a push, but a push can send someone from pretty calm to seriously aggravated in literally a single second.
It's good to help somebody, but I don't think it has anything to do with knowing martial arts. It's just morally right to try and help somebody who is potentially in trouble.

But if it's a relationship thing, sometimes it's worth keeping your nose out. I've also been charged and punched in the face by a stranger, dragged to the floor and screamed at "WHAT THE F**K ARE YOU DOING?!" whilst another pulled my girlfriend back, because me and my girlfriend were having a little play-fight on the side walk whilst waiting for some friends who were in a shop, but from a distance these two guys couldn't see us laughing. That shook up my girlfriend a bit.. So.. Just be careful.
Lastly, you're bound to get criticized somewhat more than getting gratifying responses when you post about it on the internet.
If you felt you did the right thing, good on you, we have no idea what it was really like. Peace.

It's admirable, to a degree, until you start putting yourself in harms way. Then it's stupid, it doesn't look brave or courageous when you're on the floor bleeding. Nobody is a superhero. I went through a period in my late teens of feeling helpless and angry at how people are treated in this world, so I'd often attempt to defend strangers if I saw obvious violent confrontation, usually with words, but it always turns to physical violence very quickly. I had the shit kicked out of me countless times, often by groups of 3 or more. For what? After all that, I only managed to help two people in total. One homeless guy getting beat on by a crack head (to which I was so fortunate a bunch of friends cut in since I was probably about to get stabbed), and then a cashier in a small super market late at night who randomly was being dragged over the counter by his throat. Even then I thought I'd successfully gotten away with helping him, alas I got jumped by the same guy and 4 of his 'boys' when I was waiting at my bus-stop a few minutes later. In the end it looked to everyone like I showed a complete disregard for my own well-being, and in turn a disregard for how much my friends/girlfriend loved me and cared for me. It's not nice to look back on.
Obviously I'm not saying you're batshitcrazyheromode like I was back then, but things can very quickly escalate even with the politest of words and calm manner.
 
My point is, I don't think there is ever any glory in an act of physical violence. I know it was a push, but a push can send someone from pretty calm to seriously aggravated in literally a single second.
It's good to help somebody, but I don't think it has anything to do with knowing martial arts. It's just morally right to try and help somebody who is potentially in trouble.

But if it's a relationship thing, sometimes it's worth keeping your nose out. I've also been charged and punched in the face by a stranger, dragged to the floor and screamed at "WHAT THE F**K ARE YOU DOING?!" whilst another pulled my girlfriend back, because me and my girlfriend were having a little play-fight on the side walk whilst waiting for some friends who were in a shop, but from a distance these two guys couldn't see us laughing. That shook up my girlfriend a bit.. So.. Just be careful.
Lastly, you're bound to get criticized somewhat more than getting gratifying responses when you post about it on the internet.
If you felt you did the right thing, good on you, we have no idea what it was really like. Peace.