I'm feeling depressed about my life. I've accomplished so little in the past year other than stay alive. I've had symptom after symptom pop up. Abnormal test result followed by abnormal test result with no "real" answer. Nothing that connects the dots. When I get my dizzy spells, Michael worries what they mean. My brother and mother were ( Read more... )

Day 29: Some people believe in never being serious. Some people believe in taking everything seriously. Let's assume that both groups of people are bringing something important to the table. How can you take nothing and everything seriously at the same time? How might this benefit you?Know that you can never know everything and all plans might go ( Read more... )

Right now my purpose is just to creatively express myself, love others, do good in the world, be happy, and make others happy.

( 365 Day Meme )

I wonder about souls and who has them. I tend to believe all living things have souls, but likely also some non-living things. I believe everything is imbued with a divine spark, but also an individual soul exists. I do wonder where souls would be "separate" in plant life and minerals, etc. and whether there are perhaps only "oversouls" for ( Read more... )

This seems like the kind of question that would really very person-to-person. For me living is being happy, enjoying life, being active in your life, feeling connection to other beings in the world, and making the best of opportunities in your life. Existence is more just being a living being (or even non-living being) and existing in a state of ( Read more... )

All living and non-living things are sacred, so treat them with respect and compassion.
( 365 Day Meme )

I just took my second dose of Ritalin LA. I have a lot left for this month, so I figured it was okay. It really does help my anxiety and mood... I should be happy, though, and usually I am now. Sometimes I even think I'm happier than average. I still self-monitor a lot -- constantly looking for any sign of anxiety or depression or fear. Then ( Read more... )

I really want to work on being more optimistic about my own life. I tend to be optimistic when it comes to other people and situations unrelated to me, but I worry over all things to do with me specifically. I try to prepare for the worst, though worrying doesn't usually prepare me for bad things to happen -- it just amplifies my feelings of ( Read more... )

I believe that all living and nonliving beings have love at their core. All of us have a divine spark in us which is filled with love. Loving is our truest nature. We sometimes get away from that and act in unkind ways, but I believe eventually all beings will return to love.

( 365 Day Meme )

I would make the world a less painful place for everyone and everything. If suffering must be a part of life in this world, which it seems like it is (or at least pain is, if you believe suffering to be unnecessary continuation of pain), I would minimize it as much as possible. I would make people more easily able to understand and be empathetic ( Read more... )