Name something positive about your life!

:thumbsup: I'm sick of even my own negativity.

I bring happiness to the world via my art and my humor.

I am of value.

And I will not be beaten. I will simply not be beaten! By depression caused via prevailing circumstances or anything else.

my children...

My major depression has taken over.

I seriously don't think I have any worth to anything...but I'm not in danger to myself, so no need to worry.

I felt the same was as you.

Maybe the end for us all is near. I dunno.

But it took somebody else to tell me that alternative ventures using untapped creative resources do exist.

Something is ALWAYS there.

For example, do you have coworkers, past or present, that you click with? They might have ideas. What are your interests and your likes? Big business controls this country but even they depend on the ~75% of the nation who operate small businesses to keep this economy going.

PM me, tell me anything. There is always a way and it is never too late. (I know that sounds sickeningly smurfy but it is true.)

pretty neat actually.

I hope you can dig yourself out (with help if needed) of the depression.

:hug:

I feel so lucky to have all of these wonderful people in my life. :)

No matter what, I am loved by someone amazing. :loveya:

I try to do the same.

:thumbsup:

I'm employed now after two years of graduate school, ( read NO money) and my Hardhead loves me. I also have the Best parents and a wonderful doggy: (Daisy-Dew).

I can smell the air. I can hear the birds.

I spent more than 30 years locked in the dungeon of depression. I had some days that were better than others but for the most part, the best I could say was that I was not UN happy. That in itself was depressing.

When I was 38, I took a solitary road trip from Vermont to California and on the road, with a lot of time to think, I picked over my life, buried many demons, dusted off memories and set them aside - everything that's happened in my life is a part of me but I discovered it didn't have to control me.

And I saw the sunshine for the first time in more than 30 years.

I still have bad days but now I know that tomorrow can be better. For the longest time, I didn't know that. I'm so grateful I held out because I came close a couple of times to saying sayonara to all of it. It's not easy but I'm grateful for it. I'm grateful to be alive.

Yes, you ARE of value. And don't ever forget it. :hug:

Down from 232 to 218lbs that has to be positive.

RL

My kids keep me sane and insane at the same time. :crazy:

My husband...who has been my best pal since 7th grade. And he can still make me laugh til I cry and cry until I'm laughing.

My family...no matter how far apart we are geographically we are together. (that includes my family on DU) :grouphug:

...A girlfriend who adores me, and a teenager who will almost certainly not kill me in my sleep. ;)

....coming next month! :party:

I'm a pretty decent vocalist and artist and I'm not too bad on the piano for a n00b.

Like HypnoToad, I'm beginning to see the positives in life and pushing ahead despite health issues. My pain is much, much better. :) :) :) :)

there down.

I enjoy their company.

Fuck money and material possessions. These are the things that really matter and make one truly happy.

and seeing the ultrasound of our new baby that I will be having in June. Such a positive and wonderful sight after a miscarriage this past June. Just think positive thoughts, no negative and things will just manifest themselves to something wonderful!!

After 6 months since she's cheated on me, it doesn't get much more positive than that! :bounce:

Of course, I still have those two weeks to deal with... :scared:

seriously, I'm a great songwriter writing really excellent songs

I'm almost positive they're all mine.

My husband

My children, and my grandson

My ability to make art, both written and photos

My ability to rise above my demons

My incredible family here on DU

And that includes many loving people that I know well right here!

:woohoo:

well, i like liqouer, and i like being liqoured up, so ...liqour then!....:) Thats what is positive in my life, everything else is a let down.

Seriously. I just received the most positive astrological forecast I have ever gotten--including the news that what's coming could include the happiest, most meaningful times in my entire life cycle. Yeah, sure, there could be some surprises, but they are all in the name of personal, positive growth. Phew!

No offense, everyone else, but this makes me the most selfishly happy I've been in a long time because the astrology for much of the rest of the collective world in the next two years specifically? Sucks ass. Sorry, kids. I know that sounds harsh, but--I am in the Lounge.

Also, Hypno? Normally, I don't feel the need to offer help and free advice to those as obviously self-contained as you are, but--are you getting enough B-12? B-12 (not just a daily B-Complex tablet) has recently been essential to lifting me out of a moderate depression. Stock up!

when I was growing up...some details are different -- the city, the fact that I'll be in law school at 30 instead of long done, the fact that the toddler who I danced around the living room with this morning isn't mine -- but the big picture's there.

I realized that this morning. It was kind of neat.

Other than that, phhhhttttt.

That's why I don't let the chronic pain or MS get me down; I have my own (very successful) business, a great family, and still have all my hair though in my fifties, and it's still black.

(Yes, I know that last one is vain, but what the hell.)

But there have been PLENTY of times in the past when most aspects fo my life were pretty crappy. Fortunately, I was a musician (until 8 years ago), so there was always that to run to.

PS: Depression is a chemical imbalance in the brain. If you really are clinically depressed, go to a doctor and get some treatment NOW. YOU can't fix brain chemistry by yourself.

Redstone

i mean, really good. i know how to find the best and cook it the right way...


porterhouse anyone? Lamb Chops... mmmm

My wife and best friend of 30+ years. Smarter than a tree full of owls. National Academy of the Sciences. Past president of the Society of Industrial and Organizational Psychologists. American Psychological Association board member (DIV 14). Graduate Curriculum Advisory Committee at Georgia Tech. Senior partner and section president of a multi-million dollar international consulting firm.

She is the hardest worker I have ever met, and she still has time for friends and family. They all love her as much as I do. Her smile will melt a glacier. Every time she scores a new contract (and she scored $4-mil in 2005, so far), she sends a check to our favorite charity back in Dallas, The Stewpot.

Dr.D and Nick-Nick T. are the best things in my life. All positive forces! God knows, I need that!

"the great relief of having you to talk to."

Lovin Spoonful, baby.

:)

After 29 years of marriage, she is supporting me while I go to nursing school.

Good for you!

As for me, ummm... I have lots of good and true friends, as well as a small but wonderful family of people who love me. I also think, *think* I'm doing well in my classes (I'll know for certain when I get some tests back) And winter break is right around the corner, so that's good too :)

upon my completion for my first semester at college, which has gone surprisingly better than expected. :hi:

.. and my kids most of the time :)

I've lived through some long periods of major suckage, let me tell you with no equivocation - you can find a great life at any time - just put your energy into making it happen, it will...

I just got home from working my second job (now my first job since I don't work for the corporation anymore) and there was a plate of chocolate chip cookies and a "I love you mom" note on them. She's 18 and still doesn't mind being around her old mom.

O8)

I hope she turns out like that.

:hi:

I don't know how I got so lucky with her. She's sweet, funny, has more backbone than her mother and has been a LIBERAL since I can remember. She has her blonde moments (her words, not mine) and since she's 5'8" and blonde, she's entitled.

I thank the powers that be every single day for her.

I'd like to think they grow up giving back what they receive. I know it's not always like that, but we can hope.

:hi: Enjoy that child. Even though you're told they grow up before your eyes, you'll turn around and she'll be in a cap and gown. all ready to take on the world.

But those are skills that'll stick with you forever, you know?

Damn, I'm more confident, patient, loving, and more fun to be around (and I spend enough time around myself to know this to be true).

My husband

My 5 kids

my doggies and kitty kats

Also I still have a roof over my head, my monthly bills are paid, and I have some neat Christmas gifts put away for everyone, including my doggies. The cats are always hard to buy for but I will manage it.

DU for my knowledge intake daily and the lounge for remembering that all these post come from humans who want to share something.

It's a nice quiet life.

:loveya: And my family, my health, my pets!

(even though only pt) doing what I love best which is working with at- risk kiddos, and I own my home...well, me and the bank.

Jenn

We live in a small town. Last Friday night, my car decided to die in the middle of an intersection. Ten different cars stopped to ask if there was anything they could do to help, did I have a cell phone, etcetera. One of our friends towed my car to the auto repair business in town; DH arrived to pick me up, and I felt like the richest woman in the world. We then went to our town's holiday treelighting, where I was the recipient of many hugs ;-).

For the most part, we're healthy, we both have work we love, we have each other, the felines, and many, many loving friends and family. I have my share of bad days, but I have to admit that I am so blessed. I hope that I can, in some small way, spread as much joy in the world as we've experienced.

Julie

at the Meet-up. You are kind, intelligent and darned good-lookin' (Tom Hanks/Tim Robbins). :hi:

The positives in my life include: Mr. Zookeeper and Zoochildren. I have to say that raising children has been challenging, but I like the fact that it has forced me to be a grown-up! I'm also thrilled to have the opportunity to make art and fool around learning new things in the process of renovating my house and doing woodworking.

Too often I forget the number of blessings in my life. Thanks for the reminder, HypnoToad!

My rescue is nothing but a smattering of the abused, the ne'er do wells of the canine world. I put them back together, I retrain them, I find them new homes. The baited, the blind, the beaten...

Because I live, so do they.

I'm also very active in my community for GLBT rights, and also working towards being able to volunteer for the local battered women's shelter.

Lastly, my genetics and my abilities have built a physical appearance that debunks every vegan myth out there, in regards to same.

And the fact that I will never give up on my country. I will never surrender to the fascist fucks that have used the Constitution as a doormat. I will never yield.

:loveya:

Nothing compares to that. Even when I sink into negativity, they still see the good things about me. If such wonderful people love me.... well, how can I be so selfishly negative?

Khash.

I have a place to live. It's not all bad.

and two wonderful daughters.:loveya:

I battle my own negativity and depression, BTW, so I want to say something kind but don't know how to do it without sounding like a total cheeseball. You definitely have my empathy and I know of which you speak.

Anyway, mine is that I have three very great kids, a husband who usually understands me (even if he disagrees with me about the proper indoor temp ;)), I am FINALLY getting my chance to work on a college degree since my parents couldn't afford to send me after high school, and I'm earning a (admittedly small) living as a freelance writer. Since I wanted to be a writer from the time I was in kindergarten, that's a very cool thing.

Even if i am the wierd uncle you keep locked in the basement.

I just might be the luckiest girl in the world. :loveya:

I may be behind the learning curve but i just found a file of myself that was six months old. The improvement is amazing. I still have a ways to go mind you but theres alot of improvement.

I am proud to have you as a fellow poster.

I am at a place in my life where I don't feel any pressure to meet anyone else's expectations, and I am comfortable with myself. I have a fun, unique circle of friends that includes another Aspie. I have a job where I can sit down! I have the cockatoo I always dreamed of having. I have watched my children grow into really cool people, one of whom is a DUer.

And I have everythingsxen, who is exactly the kind of sweet, caring, intelligent, honorable, slightly insane person I always imagined growing old with.

HypnoToad, you *do* enrich the world with your art, your humor, and your quirky take on things. DU and the human race are lucky to have you around. :hug:

Tucker

:loveya:

Without those two things, I'd explode. :D

No I do not have all the pieces but I have recently gained a few which I have sought after for 90% of my life. I am at peace with much of this although my life has much turmoil erupting around it. I no longer feel sad for those who bring this turmoil....this is their own lot, not mine. This is a very recent positive thing for me.

that loves me. This is more than a lot of people in this world have. :)

I'm listening to "Fight the Power" (the old funk song) and your bunny is dancing perfectly in rhythm....:headbang: