Letting Go Of Anger

“Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” I’m not sure who said this or if it’s even a legitimate quote with an origin… but I do know that it’s something that many need to remember when it comes to interactions with other people.

I often wonder why it’s so easy to be angry with someone. I wonder why it’s easier to place the blame and write them off in our minds. Close the door and lock it, never to see them again. They make one mistake and then that’s it. It’s over and done. Every redeeming quality about them thrown out and paid no attention to. To me, that says more about the society that we live in than the individual.  

Once upon a time, I had a friend who would look up this one girl on social media with the sole intention of making fun of what she had going on in her life. It was a difficult situation, they had been friends for a super long time and it had ended roughly. Obviously my friend at the time didn’t take the ending too well. When the girl blocked her on her personal account she started making fake ones, all with the sole purpose to be able to keep tabs on her. 

I would get screen shots at random points making fun of Instagram pictures and captions. Snarky remarks at lifetime achievements or posts on Tumblr. At first I would laugh with her. The girl and I were never really friends, but we did have some rough patches so I would be like, ‘What the heck… I’ll join in on the laughter’. 

Let's Talk About It // StyleLikeU's I Am What's Underneath

For those who aren’t aware: I’m an avid YouTube viewer. I can literally lay in bed for hours upon hours and view dozens of videos without giving it a second thought. This past week I was doing just that when a recommended video came up on the side and caught my eye.

What really grabbed my attention for this particular video was that in the thumbnail it pictured actress Caitlin Stasey, who most known for her role as Kenna in the CW’s Reign. Caitlin is one of my favorite people to follow in Hollywood mostly because of her blunt realness.

Whenever I watch any interviews with her or go through her social media accounts I always see posts or comments on where she stands on a variety of issues. Regardless on the question of if I agree or disagree with her stances, I always hold people who aren’t afraid to freely speak their minds in extremely high respect. So needless to say, it took me less than a second to click on that video.

This specific video focused on Caitlin’s experience with gender inequality and trying to follow women's standards in Hollywood, but the undertones were centering in on a much bigger picture. Throughout the video, as she told her stories and reflected on events in her life, she was slowly removing one article of clothing after the other until finally she was just left in her underwear. I didn’t really understand what was the point of having the person being interviewed strip down but the more videos I watched the clearer it became.