Saturday, September 6, 2014

LXXV

At the Time 

Almost midnight, a group of misfits wander into a local tattoo shop. Ready and waiting for my next tattoo, we start discussing the basic stick-and-poke tattoo on my foot. Defending myself, I exclaimed, "It seemed like a good idea at the time." Overhearing our conversation, one of the artists, pipes up, "One thing I've learned is, it's always a good idea at the time.
Pondering her words, I realized, at the time, our actions are what we need. Why let guilt or remorse plague us? All our decisions, even my stupid ones, usually stem from what I needed for the person I am at the moment, even when I stop by Starbucks too often with the sole purpose to see my ex-boyfriend. I can't beat myself up, for at the time, seeing him, among my many other mistakes, is what I needed.  

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