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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nyaricus" data-source="post: 3966173" data-attributes="member: 35678">As a person who has gone through plenty of low points in only 19 years of life, here's some of the conclusions I've come to in regards to life.* Respect. Respect is earned, not given. I will not respect someone until they show me respect firstly; this is not to mean that I am disrespectful to others, but rather I stay neutral with people I am unfamiliar with. For those who are disrespectful, screw 'em. Life's too short to be hung-up on other peoples hang-ups.* When going through Hell, just keep on driving! By this I mean that if you are going through a low point in your life, and you feel lost, confused, out of ideas, sapped of spirit or the will to go on - you have to go on. If you stay at that point, that "pity party", you are allowing yourself to be unhinged and of no good use to anyone. This might mean you have to go on auto-pilot for a few days or weeks, keep odd hours and crash for more on weekends, but it means that, in the end of this minor dilemma, you will be over it.* Sometimes, you just need time to breathe, or grieve. As opposed to the above statement, however, some events mean that you need a moment of personal silence to compose yourself. This might mean a couple of days off work for what ever is going on, but no more. Stuff happens, and you are only human and sometimes we just need time to heal emotionally <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> However, if you find yourself in a cycle, it's high time to move on.* Enjoy the small things. I know this is such a cliche nowadays, but so few people follow this little rule, it's silly! Take a walk and clear your mind, read a good book when you're nice and cozy, or go and treat yourself to your favourite heart-attack in a box or cup. Sometimes these things help. Again, if you notice yourself becoming dependant on these things, it's time to pick up the pace.* Eat well and take care of your health. This is quite important, and for myself is possibly the biggest obstacle, whereas yours might fall amongst others. Everyday, it's quite important to do some exercise and to eat well all the time. However, in this modern, sedentary lifestyle we live in, and the plague of fast food and immediate gratification, we all-to-often forget this. Very, very important. You will find yourself with more energy and with a clearer view of life.* The expectations in your life should be yours, not those of others. Make sure your goals are the things you want in life. Sometimes, with a spouse (or when you are considerably younger, with your family members especially) you must concede and compromise, but dammit(!!) make sure you know what you want, set yourself for that course and DO IT! It's like that old, and very useful, adage: when you fall off the horse, brush yourself off and get back on it! And remember that, yes, sometimes you have to brush yourself off and compose yourself. No one can do everything.Anyways, that's about all I got for now. I do hope that the problems in your life will be resolved as expeditiously as humanly possible. It's always a problem, not knowing how things are going to be worked out. Here's to you, sir!cheers,--N</blockquote>

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