I have come up with a few different philosophies to live by in my years here on this planet, and i'd love to share them with ya'll.
Whenever I comes across someone who doesn't like me, or talks me down, or anything... i always tell em, and myself, "If you don't like me for who
and what I am, screw ya, there's 7 billion other people in the world who just might, and I am not wasting my time on you."
That one helped me get through some really bad patches in my life.
The glass is neihter half empty, nor half full. It just needs a refill, cause someone drank my Dew dangit!
When I was going through a time in my life where I had to deal with depression and some really bad thoughts and actions (tried to commit suicide more
than once), I came up with a way of thinking that really changed how I dealt with it.
When I woke up, I would make an assessment of myself and life. I would write a list, with one side being reasons I could think of TO end things, and
on the other side, reasons to NOT. And made a deal with myself. If there was ever a time when the NOT to do it list was empty, then that would be
the day I would do it. Just end it all. But if there was even ONE thing on that list not to do it, I would then resolve to go through the day
without thinking of it again.
The wonderful art of it is that you will never be without at least one thing on that list to not do it, even if it is something as simple as you like
the taste of hamburgers, or whatever hehe. The GOOD part of the exercise, however, is that if you do it, you will then have a laundry list of what
you consider to be the bad parts of your life, and you can WORK on them. So it's a double benefit.
I've helped a lot of people over the years with that advice, and every one of them has come through so good, they make me proud. The thing is to do
it when you're having good times, as well as bad, so that when the bad times do come, you're in the habit of doing it and you won't neglect it
I've lived a very hard life, to most people's thoughts. Right now I am just shy of being totally blind, and have to have transplant surgery done on
both eyes... but don't have the money to do so. Can't work, got health probs like you wouldnt believe (some days cant get out of bed even), a child
who has SEVERE and i do mean SEVERE autism, 4 failed marriages, etc etc etc... but know what?
I'm happier than I have ever been, and every day is a more beautiful one than the last. And it's all because of how I look at things. I refuse to
let anything get me down or make me unhappy, and I always look for the positives in everything. And there always is.
The cosmos, god, universe, WHATEVER it may be to you, always gives 2 sides of every issue. Each step we take in life is on a road, and on the left,
is death, decay, destruction and depression. on the right is happiness, joy, peace and calm. Which side of the road are you looking on? Maybe all
you need to do is turn your head just a little bit, and see what's on the other side of the road. you might be shocked at what you see.
Anyhow.. hope this helps a couple people out, and remember, love is the key to everything, no matter what your everything may be
by the way.. pardon an typos an such here... just got back from another appt with the eye doc and my eyes are severely out of whack from the drops
lol
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