The reason people find it so hard to be happy is that they always see the past as better than it was, the present worst then it really is and the future less resolved than it will be
- Marcel Pagnol
When people doubt you, it's easy to start believing them. Instead, challenge yourself to be better.
Ever since I've moved to San Antonio my room has never been as clean, except for that one time my parents came up to visit me and I stashed my mess under my bed :p Anyway it was a good reflection of how I was feeling. Kind of lost, in a rut, with no plan or direction... So I changed all that today. I picked up the pile of clothes, dusted off the shelves, and made my BED! It makes all the difference when I go to bed. Instead of shifting things here and there and curling up in the one corner of my bed that has not been invaded by clothes or books I have the whole bed to myself! When you want things done you just have to do it. Don't get bogged down in the little things that happen day to day that don't go right.
Also, don't over-analyze things. There are things you have to accept that you cannot change. Like the way other people feel or what they think of you. Try as you might, it is hard to change their perception of you. It's good in the beginning when the slate is clean, but once it's been dinged, it's pretty hard to smooth things over again.
Oh yeah... and don't get fat. I fall into a vicious cycle of binge eating when I'm down or stressed.. then pants start to get tight and it makes me even more depressed. So put down the pizza and don't go to jack in the box AND wendys in one outing.
Photo vomit...
Charlie taking the stuffing out of the already stuffing-less bear.
No shame...
