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So here I am, sitting here again, not sleeping... just thinking into my keyboard. And I had a though, as I was writing, that I felt compelled to post. Maybe I'll strike a common chord in all of you. Maybe I'm just sleep deprived and my brain is throwing up junk. You decide. But...


It seems to me that the worst part of life, the most difficult, horrible, unlivable part of life, is feeling like you're alone. Those moments where you feel like you're the only one who doesn't have perfect skin, the only one with no friends, the only one who's never going to get that grade, the only one who's facing whatever's looming in your life, the only one who has
your problems.

These thoughts are ones we keep silent, ones we forget about, that we don't share. But maybe, the reason we all feel so alone, is because we don't realize that everyone else feels the same. That no one is as perfect as they seem.

That would mean, that our situation really isn't the problem, it's our outlook that matters. I guess I never realized this before.

So... don't forget... you're not alone. No matter how you feel... someone, out there, feels just as bad. And Yeshua also went through trials in his life... so did David... and Jeremiah... Pain isn't to be kept away in the dark though... bring it to your friends, let them help you. And more, bring it to Him. Because He understands. No matter how bad.


Just... my 1:00am musings... Not exactly Dumas... but I though I'd post.

I both wither and thrive on loneliness...I tend to be much more artistic in the presence of loneliness (Hehe...Get it? At least loneliness is keeping you company...What's the poem with the dogs?), but that's probably because I'm not happy. I'm as artistic as a rock when I'm happy.

So yes, I agree. Lonely times are the hardest times, but they are also the most rewarding.

You've definitely got it right, Silver. Human beings are social creatures. We survive best by living in clans, in herds, in whatever it is you would call a group of humans if we were just like any other animal with no conscience and no ability to self-reflect. That's why we naturally form groups- cliques in high school, sports teams, parties. We really thrive on being around others of our own kind.

And perception is reality. What you perceive is your reality. Outlook and evaluation of a situation is so important, especially in therapy (this is the psych major in me coming out now). So much of how you react to a situation or a person or a stressor is related to what you perceive those things to be. That's why alot of therapists will tell their depressed or phobic patients that they need to change their thinking before anything else will change. They need to rearrange things cognitively before their actual reality will follow suit. You can change your perception, and thereby change your reality. It's actually kinda cool. 8D

We should make a sticky where people can post stuff like this.

Time to point you towards another Skillet song. Check out Imperfection, that should make a powerful point.

It's a great idea. We'll gather the crew and talk about it.

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