Some good medicine for me -- thought I'd share it with you guys too.

[Dan88]

One of the most profound experiences I ever had was sitting in a recovery meeting years ago in which everyone summarized their story. Seven men and women told how they'd hit bottom, along with how they got there. At the end, I realized there wasn't anyone there I really wanted to change places with. It made me realize that we all had a rough time, in our own ways.

Sometimes I get so focused on the garbage I've gone through I forget that everyone goes through some shit in this life. When I'm feeling really weird and like an outsider, I have to remember that everyone is just as weird as I am -- just in their own way. In fact, if you had a perfect Normal Rockwell life, you'd be the truly weird one.

Yesterday in a funk, I was talking with a friend on the phone. I told her I felt like I've wasted half my life. And to her credit, she didn't say how sorry she was. She said: What do you intend to do now? Waste the second half of it worrying about how you missed out on the first half?

LOL. Sometimes a kick in the pants is the best medicine there is.

 

[Mike Church]

Dan you are right. A well aimed boot can do wonders even if it is a metaphor. I know I need it once in a while.

 

[reality2k4]

Dan

Well put, that's exactly what I want to do, try and enjoy what's left.

We're not the weirdos, and we probably are a lot stronger for the experiences we been through

good luck

ste

 

[Leosha]

Dan, my respect to you, for understanding the concept, and to your friend, for her way of responding to you! She sounds like a great person to have as a friend. What will we do indeed? I have ventured this idea here before, and will just state it again: today is our future past, what we will look back on in future years with either fondness or regret. And this time, WE are in control of what we make of it.

Leosha