Comments on: sometimes I feel so happy, sometimes I feel so sad…

By: piu piu

piu piu — Tue, 18 Jul 2006 15:43:13 +0000

where’d you go?

By: Sonny

Sonny — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 09:54:38 +0000

I agree with Jeremy. And I will go a step further by spamming your comments (a.k.a. pulling a Joel) until you blog again. Anyone else with me here?

By: Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:49:20 +0000

I do one nice thing for someone else everyday…something completly intentional and out of my way. some how it seems to lighten the load a little that I always carry with me. Whether it’s volunteering at a soup kitchen or guiding lost visitors to that illusive restaurant they are looking for. I think that acts like that actually release endorphins into your system b/c actually makes me feel better and that the whole world isn’t going to shit. kharma…it all comes around.
PS> i’m sure you are very busy…but would you please write again…your blog is like my soap opera fix of the day that I can view at my desk at work and i miss it. no pressure.

By: Jen Elliott

Jen Elliott — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 21:04:56 +0000

If you wanna make life better, be generous to someone. Not just on a blog, but in the present. Offer your hospitality, don’t forget people’s birthdays, invite others to share your space, remember you only live once and just being hip is sooo limited.
Thanx for the treatise of concern but notice that the indigeous peoples of the planet know more about the above than this uber-materialistic society. Thornton Wilder said: “It is better to error on the side of generosity.” After walking in the heat today I was fading fast and I stopped in at La Vanguardia. I was short on cash and the guys at the bar dosed me Xtras –which helped me get home.
It’s our time to give back–like Warren Buffet.

By: Sonny

Sonny — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 19:53:25 +0000

Boo, people. Willow, you were on the right track, but you have to fight fire with fire. If you're talking about devastating things like war and global warming, you can't offset it with images of flowers and butterflies. You have to think about other amazing things...things that make the world worth preserving, like the miracle of life itself, love (ooh...good one, Sonny), music, the internet, google earth, and really good comic book movies like Sin City. Also, if you ever need some good news, you can always go to sites like the Good News Network and happynews.com. And no, that's not brainwashing - it just provides a little balance to the rest of what's out there. For some reason, human nature tends to have us dwelling on all of the bad things so much more than the good. It's probably out of some survival instinct, but that's not how it has to be. We're better than that! http://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/ http://www.happynews.com/

By: piu piu

piu piu — Sat, 08 Jul 2006 13:12:24 +0000

i’m with u. recently i’ve been feeling really low about my future. worrying, AGAIN, how i can balance my finances and support myself and make work and even, occasionally, enjoy the fact that i’m not yet into my thirties, or married with kids…..
and then, anniversaries like yesterday (july 7th- bombs in london) make me realise how everything is in such flux, how difficult it is not only to survive, but to influence whats going on around you, to understand whats going on, to make a contribution….
and suddenly all the dull worries drag you down further because they seem so insignificant… but you can’t get away from them….
sorry. i’m pretty sure i didnt help you with this one…

By: dalas v

dalas v — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 18:08:38 +0000

I’ve been feeling overwhelmed lately myself. I suppose we just have to do our best and move forward. The World will never be a perfect place, so let’s just try not to make it any worse.

By: Larry Forney

Larry Forney — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 16:06:40 +0000

I just finished reading Fast Food Nation. It sort of got me down. But the thing that brought me back was the idea that none of the destruction of the earth and its inhabitant’s way of life is a “grim necessity”. It’s not as though it just has to be this way.
While this may solve nothing, it at least elevates hope above the absurd.