You're the only one standing in your way...

Ok. I know that many of us, maybe even the majority of us, have plenty of problems in life. But listen up people, here's the thing: Everybody has their own tragedy to tell. Life isn't something you can just walk through, and expect things handed to you. You are going to be given problems, heartache, headaches and backaches, emotional scars and physical scars...You have to learn to move on.
I watch my friends at school crying, because they got in a little fight. Or wondering how they can ever stop cutting. People wishing they could be happy again...And you know what, they all have so much!
Feeling down isn't a bad thing. However, if You're the one who wants to be happy, then You've got to be the one to help yourself.
If you have one person that loves you, clothes on your body, and food in your belly: you're good to go....If you have two feet to stand on - then for heaven's sake, Stand on them!
Happiness isn't sold at a garage sale, or given out weekly through raffel tickets. If you want to be happy, then make yourself happy. Do something for you. Or maybe just stop focusing on all the darkness in life?
Sure life sucks, and for alot of people (including myself) it hurts so much sometimes.... But if you're constantly looking at the gloomy side, then how on earth do expect someone else to show you the bright side.
I'll say it again: For dreams, for happiness, for hope, for accomplishment -
You Are The Only One Standing In Your Way!

This wasn't meant to offend anyone, nor was it written to anyone in particular...
I just felt a need to rant it all down, and hope that Somebody might understand where I'm coming from.
I've had enough of ungreatful behaviour when the complaints being mentioned are being spoken by someone who has everything he/she really needs in life.

I completely agree with all that you said. Everyone has their own tragedy to tell. Life is full of pain, but it's the goodness that makes it all worth it. Look at what you have, not what you don't have. It's ok to hurt, but knowing when to move on is important. Help yourself!

Thanks guys...Hopefully this can serve as somewhat of an inspiration, or atleast a kick in the pants, to someone.

kick in the pants!! hahaha

I understand where you're coming from and I agree with you to some extent. But what about the people that always do look on the bright side and have high hopes and decent expectations and still never receive anything good? Having someone who loves you, having food and clothes on your back, those are all fine and dandy, but it's not always enough. Just because you're not hungry or cold doesn't mean that you're not sad. Just because someone loves you doesn't mean that they understand you ... in which case one may feel alone despite the love.
I do believe that its up to ourselves to make ourselves happy, but it's easier said than done. I've no sympathy for the people that complain and complain about life and never do anything to fix it. We have to consider all types of people and all types of situations ...

OMG!!! what ME has said is so true. u do need to help urself too. nothing gets better until u start to help it. i have only come to terms with that a few months ago. i'm getting better at dealing with things but some stuff still gets to me. i am always telling my friends that if they have food, clothes, a roof and four walls, a bed, people to love them, then they are fine and just need to get on with things. some people are not as lucky as us and don't have the nessecary things we do. some poeple that are our friends don't tell us all the details of their lives so we don't know everything about them and why they can turn up a school crying with fresh cuts on their arms. it breaks ur heart to see ur friends do it, trust me on this. some poele do cut for attention which is really stupid. thats why cutters are giving bad names becuase os stupid attention seekers.

*applauds*
im glad people have some common sense.

dear god.
and it's not that hard to stop cutting
to everybody who says it is,
i just gave up on it one day because i said to myself,
"how and why did this start and why am i
hurting my family this bad?"
its in your mind so please stop acting like all you can do is "cut out the pain"
and if you slip up, the start over again
eventually your scar is going to fade
and you'll forget about it.
its that simple.

and "attention seekers" arent giving
cutters a bad name, cutters are giving cutters a bad name.
cutting isnt going around and telling
everyone that you cut your arms or blah blah
because your life is so bad, its a cry for help

you're cutting because your life is so bad right?
so bad that you sit here at the computer and
write about it and are in a home
in shelter, im guessing with clothing
and food
now tell me why you're cutting again?
do you see starving homeless children cutting?
no. they deal with it, the cope, they keep trying.

sorry if i offended anyone, i didnt mean to.

my commandment ( i kno it's lame but who the hell cares? )is THOU SHALL NOT BELIEVE IN MIRACLES, WISHES, HOPE, JOY, PEACE, LOVE, etc. but i must agree with you "me". u have a good point on telling us about that WE'RE really the one standing in our way and the more u give up the longer thew problem will go on and on until u do something. i really don't believe in faith and all those things i just said in my "1st commandment" but this could change my mind. altho i'm not ready yet. i get happy and sad. i try NOT to be sad but it jjust comes and goes.

i may not believe in the faith things...but i believe in what u just said...that made my day a little happier! thankz

:)

xxleisaxx

Hey. I'm glad that it could help someone :), much more to be able to make your day a little happier.

Though, I didn't say that you can't be sad. Being sad is a part of life, you can have your ups and downs, they Can come and go.
It's when people dwell on the same sadness for such a long time, and they won't let it up until there's something else for them to complain about...Then they drag out the next thing...

Take one minute of everyday and count your blessings, maybe, just maybe, sooner or later you will see that as bad as life can get - things move on.
You Can Make Your Own Miracle.

You know what. I'm sorry for blabbing more. I'm only repeating what's already been said. I mostly just wanted to point out that sadness is allowed and it's nothing to be ashamed of...

Wow I can blab. Sorry guys hehe.

u know.. i understand what you were talking about.. ive got everything too.. but.. sometimes.. we cant just help to find ourselves being stuck on the dark side.. you did a great job of writing about that.. it will surely help a lot of people..

its true.. we are the only ones hindering ourselves from feeling the true happiness..

'it's not that hard to stop cutting
to everybody who says it is,
i just gave up on it one day because i said to myself,
"how and why did this start and why am i
hurting my family this bad?"
its in your mind so please stop acting like all you can do is "cut out the pain" '

Yeah that's completely true, the hard bit is getting to that stage, and realising the truth of it all.

no...it's ok ....ME.... i mean i kno sad can really come and go but if ur not doing anything about that SAD PROBLEM or watever.....ur really the one standing on ur way.....

thankz a lot!

:)

xxleisaxx

"You have to learn to move on."

BUT FIRST write it down, get it out of you, put on paper, then read it over and share it with the world...through film, novel, poetry, art, theatre, dance, music, glass making, effin welding...in whatever way that makes you feel most alive!