Emma Sidwell
@emmasidwell
Emma Sidwell
What people present to the world is a tiny fraction of what’s going on inside their head.
Morgan Housel • How People Think
“You know yourself mostly by your thoughts.
Everyone else in the world knows you only by your actions.
Everyone else in the world knows you only by your actions.
James Clear • 3 Ideas, 2 Quotes, 1 Question (August 29, 2019) | James Clear
“I didn’t know that other people thought things about me. I didn’t know that they looked.” - TPOBAW Stephen Chbosky
“They just like somebody that can give them a purpose… Everyone needs a mom. And a mom knows this. And it gives her a sense of purpose.” - TPOBAW Stephen Chbosky
If you had no one in your life that needed you, would you have a purpose?
“… my sister asked for her “Autumn Leaves” mix tape back. She listens to it all the time now.”
When you start to love someone, you start to love what they love, even if you yourself do not love it. You become fascinated by what fascinates them, solely because they fascinate you.
“… my sister smiled, which is funny because my brother and sister always fight when he’s around.” - TPOBAW Stephen Chbosky
No matter the relationship you have with a family member, you somehow always have a level of love for them that is unexplainable, maybe biological. Charlies sister is happy for her brothers achievements in football, even though when they are around each other they only argue. No matter how much you do not get along with a family member you always have a sense of love and admiration for them in their achievements.
“A month later, my sister met another boy and started playing happy records again.” TPOBAW Stephen Chbosky
I love the concept of other people noting how you feel by what you put out into the world (whether intentionally or not). You cannot hide your emotions and what is going on inside your head as the media you consume and how you present yourself says it all. The people around you will notice how you are feeling, as Charlie noticed his sister getting over her ex boyfriend and moving onto the next boy through the records she played.