Daily Archives: August 9, 2014

http://lifeofanoptimistickid.com/about/


Another new follower of mine, Life of an Optimistic Kid……..I went to his site and below is what he wrote. interesting site. Lots of reader comments. I think you should check him out.

 

 

 

“Im just a dreamer trying to function in reality! 25 years old from Las Vegas and currently attending UNLV. I love watching sports, I happen to be a HUGE fan of the Indianapolis Colts and a UNLV Rebel. I like to stay active and spend time with family and friends. When I’m not doing any work/school related activities I like to kill time with friends, work on cars, workout, run and listen to music. As a matter of fact I’m listening to music at this moment. I’ll try to keep this blog up to date but chances are that I’ll probably disappear for a couple days from time to time.  I write about everything, but mostly about my daily life, events that I attend and preparations for my future adventures.  Well, I hope you enjoy reading my blog!”

http://aminellie.wordpress.com/about/


If you are interested in a site that is uplifting then visit the site I have listed above. It is bright with lots of sun shinning in for anyone who finds themselves in the rain and darkness. It is a good place to visit even if you don’t need a word of encouragement. You can share with others and be uplifted by their presence and they by yours. It has my seal of approval…100%.  So, go visit!

GUILT – who needs it?


It is amazing to me that I can dredge up so much crap to feel guilty about! I can do it whenever and wherever I happen to be. I have absolutely NO problem with beating the hell out of myself over anything that I believe is wrong in my past including failure to open a door for someone or note helping someone with their groceries…. these are really minor but the major ones well….. I mean, let me tell you, I bet that we ALL have guilt (except those who are sociopaths) in some fashion for things done or left undone or not eve considered at the time. Stupid things. Why do we do stupid things. Why do I do stupid things. I don’t know.  Why am I writing this blog? Will I feel stupid and guilty after I publish it? Yep. I can feel guilty about just about everything including sneezing in public.

So, why? I guess that is the question. Why? And is that part of the depression that kills people that they cannot cope with the guilt that they feel and that most people would say is a bunch of bull shit or to not worry about. I don’t know. I really don’t know. I’ve dealt with depression a lot in my life. I have dealt with wondering if I was swapped at birth because my family is definitely different in so many ways from me that I really wonder how I came to be a part of it.

But, I suppose guilt can be beneficial particularly when it comes to not repeating some stupid thing that you might feel guilty about. If you learn from having been stupid then I guess that is a good thing and that guilt will keep you from redoing some stupid thing, hopefully. But long term guilt can be damaging.

I have a friend who admitted to me and several other guys that he failed to have sex with a high school love interest and that when he looked back at the night they spent together when they could have had sex that he feels stupid. I wonder how many others have shared that feeling. I know I have. So, is that a bad thing? Hell if I know, but I do know it helped him to tell us about it and I think it helped the rest of us deal with like guilt and if we didn’t connect properly to the “guilt release” then we’ll just all wake up feeling guilty about that.