[babiiqrlxT]

I always look back at my old pictures, or my old diaries, or my old clothes and I wonder, "How could that possibly have been me?" Because who I am now seems so infinitely different from who I 'once was'.

Change has always been a basis of life. Day by day we transform ourselves. I suppose it takes a really long period of time to realize that that was where you came from, and that's how you started out as.

Sometimes I think, I'm so happy with the way things are now…wouldn't it be sad if one day I looked back again and repeated the same words, "How could that possibly have been me?" Or maybe I'm at the age where, although change is continuously reoccurring, I've developed a strong enough sense of self that it won't affect me to that degree, since they say your teenage years are your most influential years.

I don't think people understand the transition from kid to teenager as much as we do. In fact, I don't think we even understand the transition of each other because, well, it comes differently to all of us, right? The way we grow and mature, the way our perspectives of life are – that's all sort of personal, isn't it? There's virtually no way to make a general thesis of what 'growing up' is all about.

It's overwhelming, to step from elementary school to high school, to realize that life isn't all that you thought it was. It's a little less than what you expected, but a whole lot more than what you imagined. There's sadness that it isn't everything we hoped for, but anticipation for all the new opportunities to come. I think there's always a bit of both emotions in anything we do, regardless of age.

Maybe when I grow a little more, I'll read this post and think to myself that I was completely wrong, or look at my old pictures and say to myself that it was unfathomable that I could have ever looked like that. Or maybe I'll miss it – maybe I'll have gone to the point where I probably couldn't go back to the way I am now. It's a scary thought, in my opinion, to not know if the 'you' you are now is good enough, or if it will satisfy not only everyone else, but ultimately yourself.

I guess the standards that we give ourselves are sometimes a little too high, too out of reach. Even so, it's not completely futile to try. Sure there's no use in setting out to be perfect, because like the rest of the world, perfection is ever changing, but it's not meaningless to come close to it. I think it's worth it, just to push yourself to see how far you can go, never mind the consequences or outcomes. Because since we're so susceptible to influences, we might as well take the chance before we decide it isn't worth it.

Well, if tomorrow I am going to change again, and be someone a bit different, at least right now, at this moment, I can strongly say to myself that I am proud of who I am. In the end, that's probably what counts more than anything else.

[gayness]

yea... I think about it all the time. =[
I think about the way i act and the way i act now. It's totally different. I wanna go back.

[babiiqrlxT]

yea... I think about it all the time. =[
I think about the way i act and the way i act now. It's totally different. I wanna go back.

Don't ever go back because the you now might be better. Life goes on right?

[Namine]

I think mine is not a physical change, I think I Haven't changed much in that aspect at all (minor differences, funny phases)
but my personality has taken odd ups and downs.
relationships, made me a different person.

etc.

hrm.
:/ little things i do wish to change though
but ...
we cant so im just cruising
better put my procrastination brake down though

[gayness]

I need to work on my manners. ;]
Maybe it's just me, but I think whenever you getting older, your manners disappears.

[missboax3]

i totally feel this way too...i look back at alot of things..& wish i was the same.
but the more i keep growing..the more i'm changing.
kinda sad. but kinda makes you wonder how you'll end up like in the end..
all in all, i guess we're the same person through the changes we've been through.

[HamSTA]

i look back all the time and laugh
things i thought were "so cool" back then are really funny to think of now a days
reminiscing about trends, fad, and gossip from years ago is always fun =]

really i'm always looking forward to change because of course its inevitable so i'm curious to see whats the newest "thing" x]

[azn3dvietboy]

dude yo i like changed my clothes my additude towards ppl and started becoming more open and random man

[cheerydumdum]

i like how you worded everything. so very true. :]

reminiscing about our younger selves is always so depressing yet kinda funny at the same time. i kinda want to go back because i was a much happier person back then. more crazy and immature, but that's wut made life so fun at the time. even though i'm not happy with how i am now, i know i'm a better person, kind of. sort of. i'm still growing and have tons of stages to go through. hopefully, i'll be content with who i am soon.

[marvinoppa]

uhhhh how old are you all? i think everybody is being just a touch too melodramatic.

[Pogichinoy]

I find it hilarious at how I was when I was younger. My looks, mannerisms, everything.

[Malice X Innocence]

Yea i just reminisce all the the time.... even though i'll never go back to being who i was... I just wish i wouldn't grow up so quickly =[

[trankimuyen]

I think about it all the time. Sometimes I go back to old forums I used to go on because I was once a K-Pop fan, and then I look at my old posts from when I was 8-11, and I couldn't believe that I used to type or speak that way. I'm glad that I've changed, but I'm unhappy with the things that are changing around me although it's inevitable.
I walk down memory lane once or twice a week, it makes you feel so good, but it makes your present seem like it can be so much better. I dwell on the past way too often.

[HSuke]

Even puppies get serious once in awhile.

I think quite often about all the people in my past that I want to talk to though I'll probably never see again:

1) The first girl I kissed: I really have to apologize to her for being such a bad kisser back then. It still haunts me this day.

2) My senior/sempai in high school: I've always looked up to him and he probably saw me as an annoying little brother because I asked him so many questions. Anyways, I want to thank him for having such an awesome and chill personality.

3) My ex: We broke up cold turkey after 3 years of being together. It's been over a year since then, so there's a lot of catching up to do. I first want to let her know that I appreciate what happened between us and that it was for the better.

[bigbadtommay]

I do remember and think about things from the past and how especially guys like to do A LOT of stupid things back then but I havent been doing stupid things for years because I had somone who really loved me and cared a.k.a. gf, so I stopped. I remember how I loved her because she would always keep me from hurting myself, she would always keep me in check and now I believe im a better person because of her.

[BoAFriend]

I think about it a lot sometimes, and I end up going hysterical. I was very weird as a child, that's the most I'll say. Looking back, I'm so damn embarassed and what sucks is that some old friends still remember me as how I used to be like.

[starstargumi3]

i used to look through old diaries and pictures and emails and stuff.
i changed soo much. the way i talk, dress and act.
i like how i am right now. in the past, i was such a jerk.

[babiiqrlxT]

It sure does amazes us how much we can change without knowing.

[Bluebird]

not only ourselves, but there are people who you lose contact with for a long time, and when you meet them and get to know them again it seems like there's something missing, they're just different somehow. and i find myself missing that part of who they used to be...

[une_fleur]

I guess the standards that we give ourselves are sometimes a little too high, too out of reach. Even so, it's not completely futile to try. Sure there's no use in setting out to be perfect, because like the rest of the world, perfection is ever changing, but it's not meaningless to come close to it. I think it's worth it, just to push yourself to see how far you can go, never mind the consequences or outcomes. Because since we're so susceptible to influences, we might as well take the chance before we decide it isn't worth it.

Amen. This part really caught my attention, and I agree with you completely.
I think most of us have a natural nature to doubt ourselves, as most of us are not as confident or happy as we think we are. I know at least from my point of view, I doubt myself all the time now. I'm not sure why, or what changed me to be this way, but I always end up pushing myself in the end.
If we don't push ourselves into different situations, maybe even ones that end badly, I think it's those defining moments that help us grow, or show us what we can really accomplish/handle.

In the end of the day, anyone can do anything. And I'm really glad Obama won the Presidential seat, because for the thousands of children, he gave them hope that anyone can do anything.
(wow I got off topic, sorry! :p)