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The Basis of Myself

Who am I, what do I want, and how should I achieve it?

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The Basis of Myself

I need to be 100% honest with myself and with this website, I created an account to get in contact with an individual I am interested in talking to. As I kept creating this profile I own, I realized the things I could accomplish by having an outlet to blab about things that most people will not care about, and maybe I don't blame you.

However, I must then state that the things I am concerned about are things you definitely actually should be too. Whoever you are and wherever you are, the overarching problems we have are most likely similar, if not identical.

Trying to sound as least dramatic as I possibly can, I actually feel like I have wasted my entire life. Yes, I have had a plethora of fun times, and played sports, and been hurt, and learned so much about the world around me and more importantly about myself. But I have been thinking as of lately: what difference have I made?

What difference have I made on myself? What difference have I made on those around me and what impact will I have on those I will never meet again? How have I changed something, anything, for the better? How can I?

These questions are terrifying to think about, but also inspiring. What haven't I done is a lot easier to answer than what I have done, because truthfully there is a lot I haven't done.

I want to share my life, and I want it to be truthful, and I want it to be real, and most of all I want it to make a difference. If the only difference it makes is on myself, then I can consider it successful.

Cheers and ciao!

Aryn Blumenberg

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