Posted by finelinebob on November 3, 2007, at 20:02:30
In reply to Re: Ok! » aminos4me, posted by Maxime on October 24, 2007, at 20:18:38
> I've picked myself up MANY times in my lifetime, but eventually a person can only take so much. Is asking for peace too much? All I want is to be at peace. Death seems like the best choice.
I'd be a hypocrite if I said I disagreed with what you're saying here.
That being said, there are different types of peace and different routes to them. This may not get you there, onto one of those other paths, but these two trite little sayings taken with a heavy dose of sarcasm can laugh you back to a place where you can take a first step down a different road:
1) When things can't possibly get any worse, they get better.
2) I, {state your name}, have a Cheerful and Sunny disposition!That last bit I thought up in grad school trying to do my dissertation. I created the Blow Sunshine Up Your Butt Committee and announced its Campaign Against Negativity Everywhere 'Round (CANCER). That was the oath you had to successfully swear to in order to join the campaign.
I also have recognized that my opinion of myself often contradicts that of most or all of my friends, particularly when I feel I can't go on. I tend to give them the benefit of the doubt now since (1) there's more of them thinking about me than me and (2) when I'm feeling down I'm usually not the best person to ask about what I should do with the rest of my life.
At least you're being open here and letting people who know you (well or not) let you know your value. That's a start.
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