Just be positive. Eventually you're forced to cope for survival anyway. I don't mean force it but gradually practice it like feeding a fire.
There's no reason to be positive anymore.
>>83267999Negativity comes from fearing the future (anxiety, hesitation) or regretting the past (resentment, anger) but being present in the moment is existing in peace. And as OP pointed out gratitude is key
>>83267978I couldn't sleep and I had a revelation earlierEverything, and I mean literally everything is part of the cycle, of samsaraZoroaster wasn't the first prophetJesus wasn't the first to be hung on a crossMuhammad wasn't the first warlordWhat I'm trying to get at is that, the universe genuinely does not give a fuck about us, and whether you're "enlightened" or whatever means absolutely nothingI hate being aware of awareness, anons
>>83268030sometimes the cross is meaninglessness but it's nothing we can't bear as germans heil hitler
>>83268013I exist in peace quite often but there is nothing for me to be happy about. I'm grateful for everything that I have but being grateful and being happy are different from each other.
>>83268075There is s everything to be happy about and gratitude helps put that in perspective. I am not going to tell you how to frame your own perspective because that is impossible and I literally dont care, but other people who read your posts should know they dont have to be a depressed twat if they choose
>>83268069>nothing we can't bearI can, but it's so fucking lonely up here bros...
>>83268107The dark side forces you back to the light it serves it's purpose.
>>83268104All Im saying is that Im not gonna force myself to be happy if I'm not happy. how does that make me a depressed twat. The idea of practicing being positive seems kind of silly to me. Even if you practice it won't amount to much if it's not a genuine feeling. The second anything bad happens to you all your "progress" is reset and this happens regardless of whether or not you practice positivity. Rather than practice feeling a certain way you should practice feeling whatever it is you're feeling. in other words, mindfullness
>>83268141forcing yourself to be happy can be a good practice like jerking yourself off
>>83268141Your ego is the only thing telling you what is or is not a genuine feeling and you feed that loop of negativity by acting and telling other people about being a negative twat.At some point when you are older you may or may not decide that the ego does not drive the car anymore, you are in control now. And then you realize (brain chemistry changes in a physiological sense) that you were the only one holding you back. Then you become unstoppable in nature. But dont take my word for it, try it for yourself. Mindfulness in practice would not lead you to complaints and woe is me, mindfulness would help you realize you are exactly where you need to be, if done properly.
Patience in particular is an important virtue that you will need endless amounts of without going insane.
Iroh was a general in the most powerful military nation of his time, spent most of his life a powerful and famous man, and the only thing he had to fear was that he'd dishonor himself or Zuko.>but muh leaves on the vineRegrets. I'd fucking kill to have a son and lose him. I got NOTHING. Just a ticking timer to the day I run out of money and die because the state sure as shit isn't gonna save me. My only relationship is with some perpetually-horny, cynical, dickish faggot boyfriend whose only redeeming quality is the fact he can almost put up with my presence for ten seconds. And even that is transactional because otherwise I'll literally die in the snow.So don't stoop down to my level and pretend you know the silver bullet solution to my life's troubles. Because you don't. Nobody has so far found a solution, so I'm just gonna be unemployable and miserable until the day I die sleeping under a highway overpass. Or get stabbed by another hobo who self medicated too hard.
>>83267978AI is based and knows about coping.
>>83270573yes I've pondered this and realized the dark side is very powerful but in all that negative the positive is negative too so I'm just fulfilling my negative.
>>83271273What in the giddy fuck have you been smoking?
>>83268013Disingenuous gratitude is pointless though. If I'm not thankful for anything, manufacturing feelings of thankfulness isn't going to help. It's like trying to manufacture a sense of supplication within yourself in private prayer, as if God doesn't know what you're doing.
