Do you practice nurturing your mental and emotional health on a daily basis?  Are you mindful of your attitude and how it effects others?  Do you love your life or are you just completely indifferent to your existence?
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Sometimes you have to get caught up in the blah, to appreciate the good.  I am not suggesting dwell on the blah's, but learn from them so you can do better next time.  I love life, I love my children's life, I love my husband's life.  I thank god every day for my wonderful life, and when I think I have it bad, I can think of others that have it ten times worse then I do.  This is always a humbleing experience.  Life in my opinion is a gift, and I fully plan to appreciate every day that I have with those that I love.
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judgement of self and others and comparison leads to not finding contentment. The road is endless. What defines GOOD to you?\ndo you meet those standards? are you practicing as much as you think you should be? Do you feel you are advancing?\nif your advancing, your doin good... so..\ndont sweat it... \nthis will tear you up inside... i can testify to that..\njudgement of all things animate and inanimate tends to shape our perception of things. \nIts a struggle we all fight our whole lives.\nnever feel embarrassed... unless you really asked for it...\nthen humilty is the antidote to concededness.\nThose people who judge you can go sit on it and rotate...\nthey waste themselves..\nyou advance MUCH faster if you look at the step ahead of you on the stair case..\nJust cause i can do 720 aerial cresent kicks doesnt not qualify me for good in my head. If I say im good, you think im cocky, if I say im no good, you think Im lying...\ncatch 22...\nso ...f-ck it... go do some horse stance...\nthat will showem whos boss..
311541
Yes. This something I do almost every day and how I've made some of my closest friends. I believe that every person has something good and beautiful inside of them. We all deserve love and attention. When someone is so low that they feel they don't want to live, that is when I feel closest to a stranger. I know how they feel because I've been there and I never have problems crying with them or helping them out. I'm always making friends because I wear my heart on my sleeve and offer anything I can to everyone. I love people and because I am so loving, they love me back. :^)
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I'm analytical (not as bad as I used to be though) and I don't feel tortured in my mind. Actually, I feel really in control of the things in my life because I insist on things being "just right". Due to what I refer to as my "type A" personality, I'm able to take pride in a job well done. I know that the things I do are done right and that allows me to not worry about it later. And I've found that if things are done correctly the first time, maintaining those things are much easier and you don't find yourself dealing with the snowball effect that many have to deal with when it all comes tumbling down around them (whether its their finances or home maintenance, etc.).\nI can say I'm definitely happy! ;)
155482
Making peace with myself.  Money is nice, relationship is nice.....but rather have peace with myself above all.  If have inner peace, then happiness usually follows. :-)
226039
You have to forgive yourself and others and say to yourself everyday that "Today is a new day, I can't change the past and worrying about it will not do me any good for today."  Not letting go of those things puts those things in control of you, when in fact you need to be in control of you.  I hang positive notes or quotes on my mirror so every morning I read them and it starts me off on the right mental footing.  Prayer, for me, is also good because I know I that I can give all those things to God on a daily basis.  Those are beginnings and some days are better than others but it is a step in the right direction.  Take care!!!!
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My goodness! If you've been a caregiver for a day you  have the right to be tired! I've worked as a careaid in a psychiatric hospital for 14 years and I'm still a rookie compared to most of the other staff who work at the hospital. If you care about what you do and you obviously do, then being a caregiver requires emotional, physical and mental energy. People always ask me how I've managed to work there so long. The way that I look at it there are no guarantees in life. When I take care of my patients I always think about the fact that one day it could be me in that bed. It could be me, it could be one of my parents or any loved one of mine. I try to care for my patients in the same way that I would hope to be treated or want my loved one to be treated. Thankfully I work with a great team of people and we support each other and help each other with the tasks at hand. I don't think that I could do the job without the support of my co -workers. \nIf you are feeling lonely it sounds as though you may not have that same kind of work environment or support system in place. It's important to have some kind of outlet as well. You can't be a constant source of fuel for others without filling up your own tank on a regular basis.  You've got to remember to take care of yourself too. Do something fun on your days off. Be with people you love and can laugh with. Go easy on yourself, be good to yourself and be proud of the great job you do!
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I do a braindump of all the things I am feeling happy, sad, angry, or scared about.  I try to say how strong each feeling is relative to the others.  \n\nI think about why I feel those feelings.  Specifically I consider whether or not my needs for certainty, connection, contribution, significance, variety, and growth are being met or not, and could therefore be triggering each feeling.  \n\nThen for each I consider my options, choices I could make.  That is not to say I will make those choices, but I braindump all possible ways forward.\n\nAfter this I feel like a weight has been taken off my shoulders, and I can think more clearly, relax, do other things, all without all those niggling feelings whirring around inside me.  The turmoil inside me is greatly reduced.  I feel more in control again.  I'm more able to live in the present, without dwelling on the past or the future.
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Honey, I often wondered the same thing...but then I realized that while we all live in our own realties, we are linked by our own human existance.  Things don't dissappear into dark nothingness simply because you have left that area.  How do I know this?  Because I am sitting here in Cleveland right now smoking a cigarette (not gange like you are), living in my own little reality.  Also, I think it is important to realize for yourself that you are just a small fragment of a whole.  You need to get over yourself, and I don't mean that in a snotty way, I mean that you are dealing with your id, which is a common human experience, and one needs to give of their selves in order to conquer his or her feelings of isolation.
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Hello! Can understand what you mean. Have not got too much self-esteem neither... but I have come to accept that it is not okay for me to feel that way somehow. I want to change it. Think one really needs to decide deep within to change it. There are many beautiful suggestions here. A counsellour I saw some time ago told me that I should say out loud "I am a wrothwhile person and I deserve to be happy." ... and it worked. Just that I became kind of lazy :o) . What might help you as well is the link below. It might seem childish but it really does help. Enjoy it and good luck to feeling better toward yourself :-) !
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Yes. I've heard it said that it is easy to live life according  on peoples terms when you're constantly surrounded by people, and it's easy to live by your own terms in solitute, but it is  the great man who, in a crowd, finds the sweetness of solitude. I take that as saying, You be who you truly are through and through, regardless of where you are and who you're around, nonetheless what the situation is. I'd suppose if you really took the time to go off by yourself and find the meanings within your soul of all of life's reasonings on existance and what you're to do here, then yes I'd think in solitude a person could become very great. But life is about balance, and nothing balanced happens instantaneously. It's always gradual. So I supposed if you gradually took time out of your day to do something in solitude your life would, gradually, become more serene peaceful and all around more satisfying. Great Question.
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I don't worry. worry doesn't ever fix anything. There's nothing I can do to stop it, so why worry? I intend on enjoying every day that I am given, and letting other people do the worrying.
60882
Yes, many.  Just recently I realized that I need to start living my own life and stop worry about (and for) everyone else, meaning my mom, boyfriend, etc.  I know that doesn't sound like a huge epiphany but it is for me.  I have a new outlook on life now and I am much happier.
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i THINK THAT MEDITATION IS VERY HELP FUL TO THE SOUL. i ALSO BELIEVE THAT CAN BRING INNER PEACE THIS COMING FROM MY OWN PERSONAL TACTICS . IT HELPS ME WHEN I AM ANGRY OR UPSET.MY DAY ACTUALLY BEGINS WITH MY MEDITATION TIME AND THAT DICTATES HOW MY DAY WILL BE..  TAKE TIME TO YOURSELF SO YOU CAN BE YOUR SELF...........
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I completely agree...sometimes there are things that affect our feelings regardless of what we do, but for the most part, it is the way you view the things that happen.  Sometimes it's hard to remember this, but you are completely right...positive attitude=positive day; negative attitude=negative day. :)
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Nothing wrong at all.\nWhatever we do is our own business, I never let myself be influenced by what others think and that's what I think it's mentally healthy. Don't take stress from others' opinion, ever. they have the right to think what they think and we have the right not to give a f*ck about it! Oh yeah.
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sometimes I think Im great but right now I am feeling low so maybe later I will think of something. my shrink says I should think of possitive things about myself rather then be so negitive. your question is a nice one