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mattsterbenz

mattsterbenz

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Footsteps in the Sand:



One night a man had a dream.
He dreamed he was walking along
the beach with the Lord.

Across the dark sky flashed scenes from his life.
For each scene, he noticed
two sets of footprints in the sand,
one beloning to him and the other to the Lord.

When the last scene of his life flashed before him,
he looked back at the footprints in the sand.
He noticed that many times along the path of his life
there was only one set of footprints.
He also noticed that it happened at the
very lowest and saddest times in his life.
This bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it.

\"Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you,
you\'d walk with me all the way.
But I have noticed that during the most
troublesome times in my life there is
only one set of footprints.
I don\'t understand why when I needed you most
you would leave me.\"

The Lord replied \"My precious, precious child,
I love you and would never leave you.
During your times of trial and suffereing,
when you see only one set of footprints in the sand,
it was then that I carried you.\"
 
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mud duck

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Originally posted by supervike
On a more serious note, I went through a \'time\' where I felt everything was collapsing.

Talking to other folks about it is especially helpful...and somewhat liberating.

It\'s hard to do, i know, but it does help.
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I\'ve found that the family dog listens pretty good as well. And they don\'t judge. Yes it does sound a little funny, but I think that its more for the idea of getting the problem out in the open, instead of internalizing, so that you can see it for what it is, look at it from every different angle objectively, and start to solve it. Plus petting the family pet helps to lower blood pressure, and has a calming effect on the human system.
And well if that doesn\'t work, there is alway good chocolate and bad tv :D
 
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Undave

Flockwit
:drunk::drunk::drunk:

No, seriously I just tend to bimble on as if nothing had happened and take stuff as it comes and then bodge a solution around it. My Mrs says I\'m an optimist but I say I\'m just plain oblivious
 
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treide

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When I am stressed out by life, I find doing any physical activity outside tends to rejuvenate me. It can be as involved as going on a hiking trip or a bike ride, or as simple as doing yard work. Either way, the physical exertion without any associated mental exertion seems to help.
 
Friar

Friar

Dorks for Orks
Airheads post is right on.

Talk to the good lord
Talk to that person who really listens be it friend or family.
I had a run for bout 6 months years ago ended up poppin 300 some odd hits of acid and really screwed my head up (luckily thats all it did) took me a good 2-3 years to really get my head back to a point where I wasn\'t out of control and pretty much I have God, my friends at the time, and even tho it\'s not always an answer I smoked alot of herb (it helped kick my brain more toward nuetral and personally I decided I\'d rather have herb slow me down then the pills the shrink wanted to give)

now an days I find the best way to keep the world from grabbin me by the balls an yankin is just to not hold anything in, if I\'m pissed, upset, worried whatever I just let it out. I\'ll go outside have a ciggie cus at the world, play fetch with the dog, if I get really floored I just punch my book shelf a dresser a tree whatever thing I won\'t hurt, then usually bounce around like a fool holdin my hand goin ow ow ow.

basically I just say screw bottlin things up I think thats what ends up causin for me most of the times I\'ve fallen really far. So now an days I just let it all hang out, usually after 5-10 minutes of just complete emotional venting I get thru the worst of what may pop up and be good to go and deal with it sensibly. I been livin like this for the past 3-4 years since gettin over my partyin days and I rarely have any times any more when life gets the better of me tho lol I still havn\'t figured the whole trick of gettin the better on life but thats the next trick to learn.

In the end when life kicks ya just keep your head up say \"is that all ya got\" laugh an spit in it\'s eye, only way to lose at life is to give up trying to make it better
 
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Torn blue sky

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See i\'m pretty reserved about the religeous thing. I\'m not going into it, I have my reasons.

I think i\'m just much too stubborn to ever give in to the things that get to me, I rarely admit it to anyone. I\'m still here, still living, still have that dream...

It\'s not a case of giving up on what you have to me, it feels like i\'d be giving up on all the things out there I have yet to do, see, the people I\'ll meet and the possibilities.
Much as the world seems like a cruel and ugly place sometimes, never fail to see the beauty. If you\'re that blind you won\'t get too far at all...
 
lizcam

lizcam

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My life at times seems like it\'s more these kind of moments than the happy kind. Esspecially lately. What do I do?

Simple. I look at every negative in my life and ask, \"Two years from now will this matter?\" If the answer is yes I make plans on how to get through the situation and set it up so I can avoid it next time. If it\'s no it\'s not worth the energy it takes to worry. I just do what needs doing and get on with my life.

That being said, always remember that there is always \"the other side\" of any situation that you can get to. It\'s just a matter of taking a deep breath, gritting your teeth and getting there. Getting to the other side of an issue is alomst always painful, usually charecter building and often very surprizing. You never know what you\'ll find that\'s REALLY REALLY good along the way.

I don\'t know what happened for you, but just make yourself get up each morning, get dressed and deal. It\'s what life is all about.
 
freakinacage

freakinacage

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talk to friends. go punch something. do some modeling. watch a film. remember that there are others worse off. watch porn! ;)
 
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spazzy

New member
Initially I want to say that at the end of a day like that, I just want to go home, drink, and cry. To be honest, though, there\'s a lot of good advice on these pages. I always stop and take a big deep breath first. Then, depending on what the situation is, I might sit and pet the cat or one of the dogs, groom the horse, shovel out the stable, or sit and embroider a bit. For me, the main thing is getting my hands busy on an automatic, repetative task while my mind has peace and the ability to work out the problems. I really do believe that there is something soothing about repetative, monotonous tasks. Also, I have a bit of a mood health/stability problem, so I have some meds that I\'ll have to take every day for the rest of my life. If the problems that you are having seem to be unnatural, abnormal, or particularly bothersome, I really encourage you to see a doctor. A lot of people, especially men, think that somebody who has any kind of mood disorder just isn\'t \"man enough\" to pull it together. In truth, mood disorders are the result of a chemical malfunction, much the same as diabetes.

And if you just want somebody to verbally abuse, I\'m here for ya man! You know I can take it, dish it back, too. I\'m not sure I\'m as mean as I used to be, though, I\'m a little out of practice.:kiss:
 
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johnboyjjb

Active member
Believe it or not - I go into my room and paint. It is very cathartic for me. I also listen to the local police scanner while painting. Nothing makes me happier then effectively getting minis painted and listening to the local law enforcement try and figure out how to get all these stupid people dealt with.

If I can\'t do that, since sometimes I just can\'t paint - I go read a book.
 
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Modderrhu

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Well, thanks for the suggestions, all. It\'s quite curious to see just how people deal with life. I used to spend a bit of money on a new toy as a coping mechanism, but that hasn\'t worked this time. There\'s a very expensive Canon 70-300 DO lense gathering dust, and an extension ring and ring flash too. Too much effort and concentration necessary to play with them.

To be honest, while the mood of my post was indeed rather revealing, this is something that happened a couple of months ago. But most of the time it still feels as fresh as ever. Just not getting over it.

Thanks again. :)
 
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Torn blue sky

New member
Yeah I hear that Mod, still... Keep that head up! Life ain\'t all gravy, but it\'s not all mud either ;)

COME ON MOD!! YOU CAN DO EEEEET!!!

Hope you start feelin better about it soon man, all the best :)
 
Duende

Duende

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Originally posted by Modderrhu
... when your life has just come crashing down around your ears?
When the bottom of your world has just fallen out?
When every faith and trust that you\'ve been holding onto fails?
When every exhalation feels as though it\'s sapping you of strength?
When despair makes you want to howl?
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I can only say I can sympathize since that\'s how I feel right now.
 
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Hinton

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Originally posted by Duende
Originally posted by Modderrhu
... when your life has just come crashing down around your ears?
When the bottom of your world has just fallen out?
When every faith and trust that you\'ve been holding onto fails?
When every exhalation feels as though it\'s sapping you of strength?
When despair makes you want to howl?
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I can only say I can sympathize since that\'s how I feel right now.
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Ditto.
 
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