The Way That I Am (1/12)

The simplest truth I've ever adored... "You take me the way I am."

Never quite an ordinary fellow, what else could I have ever asked of a lover but acceptance, eh? Bearing with me as I am seemed quite daunting enough, without the addition of any precipitant pressures or paltry demands... and so in the mindset of c'est la vie I would have been ready to give up anything and all things good for just that one thing; Acceptance.

Yes, yes but alas, I the Great Underestimater may have also sold my soul for the whereabouts of my other shoe if not for the timely informant who had discovered its location under the kitchen table, so in remembrance of that happy case (and a thousand similar), maybe giving up "anything and all things good" wasn't an entirely big deal anyways. Even still, though, the concept remained strong with me, despite any apparent willingness to end up a soulless, homeless barbarian who had in his possession nothing but one good shoe. I wanted to be accepted for who I was. And therein lied my greatest fallacy...

Only through experience do we learn I suppose, and Oh the abundance of things I have learned in the most recent years. But of particular importance to this article, one thought comes to mind. One phrase... "You take me the way I am."

What a beautiful thing, right? Because in the proper light, it says a lot more than it means I dare say :) For what I see now that I didn't then is that I didn't want to be just accepted... no, not ever. I wanted to be driven. Driven to better-ness in every possible aspect, and that's something simply no one else can do but the one you love most.

Anyone can accept you... and as wondrous a thing that is, never forget that imperfection is the most prominent of all guarantees passed on by the good ole' Universe. And by accepting that state of things, you'll see that you can always be something more for the one you Love.

Starstruck again as always, and forever yours...

~ Perspective

The Way That I Am by Ingrid Michaelson:

If you were falling, then I would catch you.
You need a light, I'd find a match.

Cause I love the way you say good morning.
And you take me the way I am.

If you are chilly, here take my sweater.
Your head is aching, I'll make it better.

Cause I love the way you call me baby.
And you take me the way I am.

I'd buy you Rogaine when you start losing all your hair.
Sew on patches to all you tear.

Cause I love you more than I could ever promise.
And you take me the way I am.
You take me the way I am.
You take me the way I am.