what keeps you going?

my kids , I dont know what they would do without me.
My husband, bc he would be devastated if i was gone.

but aside from that, My shamanic path. and just the opportunities I can have in life, if I put my mind to it. keep me going. the thought of going back to school excites me. The thought of going to different parts of the usa, and visiting thailand, and africa, n dthe amazon one day.
there is so much to do in life. and the thought of living in an rv, or van, and just travelign around with my family.

there is so much in life. and it is hard to see it at times, but you got to remind yourself about the stuff you have to look forward to. and ifi you have no goals to look forward to, you need to make some.

 

friends - I know some really special people who have to cope with some pretty bad stuff yet just keep on smiling - if they can do it so can I.

I know it's hard though, believe me, so big hugs and love for anybody out there who needs them

 

to be honest i have no idea, i can say all these things and make people believe but i just really cant answer this question

 

porn... haha, okay, on a serious note idk. i'm 17, I live on the hope that i'll get a decent job, get a hot wife, and live happily ever after. however, i've noticed that happy people don't care about things like needing something to live for. they just live, so do whatever makes you happy. everybody gets sad from time to time, but never question your life. life is to valuable to sit there and wonder why you should have it. just enjoy it.

 

that's a very easy thing to say when you're not knee deep in the swamping feelings of depression or mental illness or a breakdown. I get the feeling that a lot of people who've answered this seem to suffer from some form of depression so they do need more than that. As someone who's been through my fair share of shit sometimes it's just not enough to know life is valuable.

But beautiful words Zed and everyone needs a reminder of just how lucky we are once in a while, that's a great way to look at life dude

 

day dreaming has kept me going all my life. that and seeing what's around the next bend and over the next hill and the mix of good and bad of what people will come up with next and the general diversity of the universe.

also you know, trying to illustrate my dreams, to show people some of the kinds of ways and things that could be if people wanted them.

not to force anything on people but to show them what i don't think they understand they're denying themselves or even aware can exist.

 

I make sure I have something to look forward to. A lunch date, or an event, a bag of chips and a movie in bed...it can be anything really. A little reward for myself.

 

What keeps me going is the hope of something better down the road. I mean, I'm not even out of college yet, and I look forward to truly living on my own. So why would I want to end my life right here and right now? Besides, life in the present isn't too bad either. It's full of simple pleasures. And those simple pleasures consist of many things, such as traveling, learning, drugs, beer, good food, good friends, etc.

 

Keep yourself entertained. And getting out of bed also helps.

 

The altruistic belief that if I die so does everyone else

The walls of reality that I create moment by moment in my mind will come crashing down killing everyone in its wake


Hotwater

 

Inertia.

 

sometimes I imagine there is a rope that disappears way off in the distance and I visualise pulling myself along it, gradually going forwards to some yet unseen destination. I used to do this a lot when I was a kid and I lived at the top of a really steep hill. It works pretty good.

 

Even after 56 (57 in 3 weeks) years on this planet I am still amazed at how I am filled with joy at small stuff like the first buds in spring, baby birds, achieving anything new no matter how basic ( you should have seen and heard me yesterday, I changed a basic bread recipe and it worked). I sometimes think that people are looking for the unobtainable when the real answer is right before their eyes!

 

My bod.

 

my famliy members keep me going, and knowing I will get to smoke pot

 

Life is inherently pointless.

Only when you attach some meaning to it is it going to be worth living. I don't know what I'd recommend for you. I don't know you. I'm moving overseas to somewhere I don't know anyone or speak any of the language. Maybe it can be adventure for you.

Or maybe you can figure out the source of your discontentment and try to work on confronting that.

Have you tried beer? That worked pretty well for me.

 

thank you, well written post from you as well

 

sometimes I think we're here just to experience suffering...

Dualism you know..

 

i don't need life to have a point. i'd only injure myself accidentally with it if it did.

i do love nature's diversity, and that of technology too.
if it wasn't for humans to have to worry about, it would be almost perfect.

 

Antidepressants? Maybe weed, haha.
No really... what keeps me going (I guess) is the knowledge that there are others who feel like I do, who are real and whole and good and believe in truth and beauty. I just have to keep believing that people are good at heart, but sinful by nature. There's good in everything if you look hard enough, though!