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#21
Funky Ghost said:
I've come to embrace the emotions as they come. Each is as valid as the next. The trick is to not let the emotion control your thoughts. Just feel them, let them take their place in your file cabinet of emotions and move to the next experience.
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Sometimes days like today are instructive if I am paying attention.
 
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#22
Funky Ghost said:
I've come to embrace the emotions as they come. Each is as valid as the next. The trick is to not let the emotion control your thoughts. Just feel them, let them take their place in your file cabinet of emotions and move to the next experience.
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Great point. I've only learned this myself in the last 5-6 years.

-Mike
 
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MJ5150 said:
Great point. I've only learned this myself in the last 5-6 years.

-Mike
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The same for me. Age (wisdom) does bring some levity to seemingly insurmountable things. Having made every mistake in the book along the way emotionally I can only hope I'm getting it right finally :) Self examination is a lifelong endeavor.
 
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Funky Ghost said:
The same for me. Age (wisdom) does bring some levity to seemingly insurmountable things. Having made every mistake in the book along the way emotionally I can only hope I'm getting it right finally :) Self examination is a lifelong endeavor.
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I'm not sure if I have made every possible mistake yet. I have a feeling more mistakes await me. :eek:
 
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Some days suck. Others are great. By concentrating on trying to stay positive, and knowing it will pass, the sucky day doesn't suck nearly as much as when we let it drag us down. Some days it takes effort, but it usually works fairly well. On your way home, smile, whistle a happy tune, put a little giddy-up in your step. Give your loved ones a big hug when you get home, grab your favorite beverage, and play along to a couple of your favorite bass songs. And yeah, maybe life is a test. Maybe it's not so much what happens....but how we react to it. We only have a finite number of days......might as well squeeze what joy out of each one that we can!

I lost a very good friend unexpectedly a few months ago. That gave me a real heads up to enjoy life as best I can w/the time I have left. I find doing something nice for someone (family, friend, stranger...doesn't matter) also makes me feel better. Wishing you a great rest of the day!
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Bloodhammer said:
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So, is he heavyweight "boxer"?
 
#33
The more routine my days are, the more I fight depression. That's why gear shopping & GAS took control of my life at one point, something to get me out of the house.
Trying to supplement that with practicing outdoors these days. An hour in the park breaks up the day nicely, but I'll have to think of something else when I get bored with that.
 
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