What keeps you going?

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rjhamilton
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What keeps you going?

Post by rjhamilton » Thu Apr 12, 2012 10:20 pm

Hey guys,
Just wondering, when worse gets to worse what is it that helps to get you through to another day? What do you live for and what is your reason to keep going? I'd love to hear some genuine responses to help me gain a greater understanding of what 'my' reason could be. Please share :) Thanks!!
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Iwillbebetter
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Re: What keeps you going?

Post by Iwillbebetter » Fri Apr 13, 2012 9:26 am

I have recently been struggling with this also. What is keeping me going is the want/need to not be the person I have all my life!! I have seen some of the changes and know I do not have to live that way anylonger. But to not live that way I have to do the work. I know if I don't I will end up right back where I was!! I DO NOT want to be that person any longer!!
The other thing that keeps me going is my kids!! They are also what got me to pick up and start!! I started to see things in them that I knew were in me at that age. The things that led me to where I am today!! That was a real eye opener!! I have to learn to teach them differently!! I don't want to raise them to be this way, I want more for them!!
Knowing that I don't have to live this way I think is the main thing for me!! It doesn't HAVE to be I have made it so. I can unmake it as well!! :)
"Only rainbows after rain, the sun will always come again, and it's a cirlce, circling around again it comes around again...."
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lucy knepp
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Re: What keeps you going?

Post by lucy knepp » Sat Apr 14, 2012 9:45 pm

When I get depressed I go to a peaceful place in my mind. It doesn't always work but I think it is a kind of meditation technique. I close my eyes and instantly go back to a comforting spot in my past. I visualize the living room of my Aunt Emma. Many wonderful memories in that room. I actually picture it in detail. My body muscles relax and I find peace.
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lucy knepp
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Re: What keeps you going?

Post by lucy knepp » Sun Apr 15, 2012 5:47 pm

It's harder to find that peaceful place during the daytime. I have a lot of shouldve's too. Like, I should be cleaning the house. I should be happy. It's sunny out I should be out cutting grass! Sometimes it's discouraging. Tired of being this way. Involvement is important. There I go again. I should get involved with the church more. I should get a hobby. I should.quit being depressed. Well.........got that off my chest. Time to think of solutions!
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