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Originally Posted by onesnowyowl
I live for "if."
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Unless, the 'if' is hooked to a bad situation. I'm sure you aren't living for that though. Although I have for a long time. What if...we can't make rent. What if...we don't get paychecks. What if...we die by a stampede of pink elephants. Well, that's what JJ tells me to get over my what ifs.
Anyway, finding what you live for is a personal thing. Many people can list the same reasons for living, but they view it differently. You have to really believe in what you are living for. Some people living to love their family may have dependency and bring unhappiness to themselves by staying in a bad situation. Some people living for themselves may be greedy and unsocial leading them down a misreable path.
I think people have to have their own reason for getting out of bed in the morning. Personally, I get out of bed because the bed isn't comfortable after I wake up. Why I stay alive each day? I still wonder about that. Maybe fear of missing something once I'm dead. Maybe because it would be a hassle on others if I died. That's a morbid view on why I'm alive, but it's part of the truth.
I guess the 'happy' reason I stay alive from day to day is because I'm curious where my life will take me. I see life as a challenge and I'm not a quitter.
I think everyone has times when they stop and take stock in their life. They find the same reasons or new reasons to keep on going. Right now, I'm taking stock and realizing that I wasted a lot of years being depressed. I'm not going to die and have people say "What an unhappy woman she was. Poor thing." It's a hard journey to be 'happy' because my happy isn't the jumping up and down and screaming happy. My happy is more contentment so I feel at peace and comfortable. So people think I'm bored or unhappy even when I'm not. Which brings in the 'Live for yourself' motto. Life is what you make of it, figure out what you want and go for it! There will be bad days and good days, but in the end what matters are your memories and the impact you made on someon's life. So attempt to make at least one memory or impact a day and hope for the best. Hold on because life isn't smooth and the bumps make it less boring.