General Advice You'd Give Someone Younger

[GoodForAnother]

The biggest thing that I tell patients is to differentiate between happiness and contentment.  Happiness is fleeting and you cannot be happy all the time.  I hear young people say: "I just want to be happy", and blame themselves/others when they are not.  Its a destructive cycle of searching for a feeling that cannot be maintained.  Be content with the fact you did your effing best...no shame in that my young Cats.  The pursuit of happiness should really be the pursuit of contentment.  To any young Cats out there...be content and enjoy the waves of happiness when they wash on your shore, but like the tides..happiness will recede.  Find contentment in the little things and knowing that this life you have lived (good or bad) is something that has meant something to someone.  Smile knowing you have simply lived.  People take for granted life each day and forget how rare it is in this entire universe. 

/end serious Blumpkin post.

Sidenote: chase a few fillies in there too.

this was great. had a shitty day and found the cure on goEMAW. didn't see that coming.

[Stupid Fitz]

10 year bump here fellas. If you have a family please get a will. It rough ridin' sucks so rough ridin' bad for the people that have to deal with your crap if you don't. or if you really hate your kids/family, also don't have a will and also have a whore bitch girlfriend to throw into the mix.

[Spracne]

10 year bump here fellas. If you have a family please get a will. It rough ridin' sucks so rough ridin' bad for the people that have to deal with your crap if you don't. or if you really hate your kids/family, also don't have a will and also have a whore bitch girlfriend to throw into the mix.

Sounds like there's a story here you need to get off your chest.

[ChiComCat]

Sorry about whatever terrible crap you seem to be going through SF.  It sounds like a lot.

[cfbandyman]

NGL I need to get one for myself. But it's still "just me" and most of my stuff is org'd to my parents, but can't do that forever.

Also, hope things work out SF

[Stupid Fitz]

10 year bump here fellas. If you have a family please get a will. It rough ridin' sucks so rough ridin' bad for the people that have to deal with your crap if you don't. or if you really hate your kids/family, also don't have a will and also have a whore bitch girlfriend to throw into the mix.

Sounds like there's a story here you need to get off your chest.

Its just a constant kick in the nuts and a reminder that there are a lot of awful human beings out there.

[star seed 7]

so much of this thread i didn't do when i was young, and now that i'm old as crap it's really caught up with me.

LISTEN TO THE OLD GUYS.

Well now I'm even older than crap and all the financial crap is fixed so my new advice is that it all works out in the end so don't worry about that crap when you're young.

[Skipper44]

-don't feel like you have to have kids just because the dickwad next door has 7. he's lying to you. he doesn't want to spend 100% of his free time at baseball games.

lol

[Spracne]

-don't feel like you have to have kids just because the dickwad next door has 7. he's lying to you. he doesn't want to spend 100% of his free time at baseball games.

lol

[mocat]

oh wow

[star seed 7]

Son of a bitch, I had that one qued up next

[Pete]

Don't hold grudges. Practice forgiving people.

I can't believe how many people I meet who don't speak to their mother, father, sister, brother, etc. We all have flaws, and even if the other person is in the wrong, approach them and seek peace. When you hold onto a grudge, you punish only yourself.

Forgiving people is freeing. Try it.


Also, have time every week where you do nothing but sit outdoors with your thoughts. Even if only for a few minutes.

This is wonderful advice.

[Pete]

For the young people, choose a job/career that you are good at, where you believe you will learn a lot, and that you don’t hate the job. Then 10,000 work hours later (give or take), you will get the $, colleagues and contacts, and accomplishments that allow you to be content with your vocation.  Maybe if you get lucky, you will develop a passion for it.

[Pete]

Also, if you think you are good at nothing, you are wrong.  But if you insist, then just choose something you suck at less.

[Pete]

Also, very important to not hate it. 

[puniraptor]

try sometimes

[CHONGS]

Everybody hurts, sometimes

[Stupid Fitz]

Don't hold grudges. Practice forgiving people.

I can't believe how many people I meet who don't speak to their mother, father, sister, brother, etc. We all have flaws, and even if the other person is in the wrong, approach them and seek peace. When you hold onto a grudge, you punish only yourself.

Forgiving people is freeing. Try it.


Also, have time every week where you do nothing but sit outdoors with your thoughts. Even if only for a few minutes.

This is wonderful advice.

This does not apply to your dad's stupid bitch whore girlfriend though. Other than that, its good advice probably.