Friday, February 20, 2004
how do i overcome sadness?
someone asked me yesterday how i overcome sadness. some people turn to alcohol...some people turn to friends...some people turn to drugs. i guess i turn to myself. i'm not exactly a person who likes to tell people what's going on with me emotionally. i'd like to believe that i'm strong enough to overcome obstacles on my own. i know some people say that it helps if you talk to someone but i never really liked troubling people with what's on my mind unless it affects or involves that person directly as well. so the answer to the question is...i'd probably stay at home...veg out in front of the tv...smoke my ciggies and drown myself in my thoughts. i'd organise my thoughts...pinpoint the problem...and come up with a solution. i guess most people are more likely to run away from their problems rather than face them. but eventually...someday...somehow...if it's not ironed out it'll just come back and smack you right in the face.i guess my friend was asking because he's having some relationship problems at the moment. well...in my opinion...i've learned that it's better to sort things out and put them behind you rather than to run away from it and try to ignore it. drowning yourself with beer or flying high will not solve the problem. it might help you forget it for awhile but eventually you'll come back to reality and realize that the problem is still there. if someone hurt you...it's best to try take a step back and try to look at the situation from a third persons point of view i suppose. sometimes when you are the one who's hurt you won't be able to see things clearly. i guess that's why people usually turn to friends for advice. but then again i am a non-believer in sharing my problems with people...but that's just me. i'd like to believe that i'm a good listener and that i would always be there for my friends and until someone tells me otherwise i'll just assume that i've never let anyone down as of yet.
on a brighter note...i've decided that i really need to sort my life out. i can't keep on doing what i'm doing right now. my daily routine goes something like this. wake up at 5pm...work at 6pm...come home...eat dinner...go out with my friends (usually it's to gamble)...come home...log online until 7am...read a book/do a crossword...sleep. repeat process and that's my entire week. it's become such a routine. i need to go out and fulfill my dreams. i want to travel...i want to see the world...i want to meet new people...i want to live free and to do all that i definitely need money. so within the next month or so i've decided that i have to make a choice. but before that...here's something to keep me motivated....a map of all the countries that i've visited... hopefully i'll be able to fill it up with a bit more red within the next 10 years.
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feefs, 1:47 PM
