When......
 

.....When the hell am I going to catch a break? I can't go into details but I'm sick and tired of getting kicked when I'm down......
Just when things start to look up....BAM.....more BS.....
I'm so sick of this **** it's not even funny and don't know what to do.....
**** has be going downhill for the past year......so this is a built up rant and isn't directed at anything specific, the wife and I have a great relationship.....just frustration with a multitude of things going on.....
I know things could certainly be worse, but seriously.......

Rant off......

Life, sometimes it'll f with ya.

Been there.

Sure I will be again.

Forget the small ****.

Redirect your energy to what's important.

Just don't be crawling into the cockpit anytime soon...and you might want to loose the gun locker keys...hide all knives and sharp tools...prolly just best to stay in bed with the ol lady for a few days. Get your self a pound of good herb, a few cases of beer and a couple boxes of Ding Dongs and Ho Ho's.

I'm pretty sure if you follow this script things will start looking up...

Ya.... Take a few days off work.... kick back and forget about life....

Lubemaster77: hence the turned on tuned out Mantra? 1 pound of Herb..... man U need to get some better stuff, LOL Yea, don't sweat the little sh#t.... and it's all little s##t. is there anything wrong right "now" or are u projecting into the past or future, try living in the "present"

the wife and I have a great relationship.....

The rest is details man, you have the important stuff working just fine.

I'd usually say "sit back and burn a fattie", but that's illegal, so don't do that...really, it's bad for you.......okay, don't do it, come on, put it down, quit rolling those buds....okay, well done, looks just like a yellow Lucky Strike, perfect roll, Dude, you the man! Hey, you use wheat-straw papers? Cool, it's supposed to be safe or better for you....but easily notice by others on the beach while waxing your board, getting ready to go catch a few, next thing you know, their all around you, wanting a hit or two, and that weird guy who still uses an old O'Neil 9'8" board without a leash gets his saliva all over it and you wouldn't hit it if it was your last thing to do before being shot by a Mexican firing squad in downtown Ensanada, Mexico. You might not believe this, but you are not alone my friend, just about everyone feels like this one time or another, your not the only one. I just got laid off the other day, 2/11/10, 5 days after turning 59. Was kinda shocked, had a feeling it was going to happen, but a bit surprised when it did. I'm trying to look for a good side to this, maybe working since I was 15, if I'm not ready to go now, when would I be? Think I'll finish up my 51 Woodie, and drive around the US for a bit, follow the coast line, hit every beach, meet some new people and be glad I don't have some of the problems many others do have.http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1266993305.jpg
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I understand, my friend. Not the details obviously but the feeling of not getting a break, being kicked while down. What ever you call it.

I'm not the most optimistic person but it WILL get better. Hang in there and count the good things and people you have.

I hear ya. The problems always come in two and threes and fours, but they always stop for a while afterwards.

What doesn't kill us makes us stronger, and steel balls will bounce like rubber off the right surface. There are many paths up a mountains, and a ridge with a view awaits.

Spend some time wasting time, and only wasting time, then get back in the saddle when it feels right.
Seperate, prioritize, and get the immediate stabilized. You'll have a micro-system in place to handle the b.ss efficiently. Life's too short for nonsense.

ok there are two monks walking down a trail. they come to a shallow river, and there is a woman standing there. she is trying to get across. one monk, sweeps her up and carries her to the other side, plops her down. the two monks silently continue with their journey. they get to where-ever they are going, and the second monks says, "i cant believe you touched that woman. we are forbidden to!" the first monk says, "brother, why are you still carrying that woman? i set her down miles ago."............

everytime, i get all riled up about things, my wife says, "honey, there are these two monks". i get it.

Pretty damn profound for a Wednesday morning. Thanks! :)

no details or info on your situation,but

some folks here have serious situations facing them..
and they push on..(Spencer)
will you get another kick..
sure..
when you do..
realize your not Spencer & family..
be grateful..& get up
with her love on your side..
your luckier than many..

Rika

Oh I get that it could be much worse (as I posted)......
Am I gratefull for what I do have? sure.....
but I've worked my ass of for 20+ years only to have it nearly all taken away over the last year......
Savings......gone......
911 which was paid for.......Gone.....
I haven't been able to buy a pair of shoes for over a year, don't have socks without holes in them, wife can't see as we can't afford her contacts and her glasses are 6+ years out of spec.......ramen noodles are really disgusting......you can't live on that ****.....
Having done everything I can to stay afloat and it's been all for nothing......
Sure I could have it worse.....but we all have our own problems.......

bell, when it gets this bad you really need to focus on the basics. vent,rant get it out of your blood man then say fug-it and start again. thats how i got thru my spinal cord injury.

I know, the ****ter is I already did that 2 years ago when I relotcated to florida......
There's a lot more going on which I can't post about on a public board.....the above is just the tip of the iceberg.....

Yes, we do, you are correct in saying so.
It has always amazed me when some folks - not pointing any electronic fingers at anyone on this board as that is not my intention - try to make a person feel better and come off minimalizing the other's trials and tribulations.
Your mountain is high and tough to climb and none of us can fully understand your feelings, so no amount of "you're better off than most/some," etc. will help you feel better. Or anyone for that matter.
So, this being said, hang in there and good luck. I wish you well.

I'm going to eat my crow and STFU..

I wish you well,

Rika

Pray and meditate.

Is it time to forge a new future ?

bell
I think most of us go through that sorta thing at various times, you just have to stick with the program and remember , it can always get worse

Sometimes there just aren't enough rocks - Forrest Gump

Well Bell, I know the feeling, last summer when I got back from Portland, I was on top of the world, and then after a great trip to Denver, I was having sharp pains in my gut. Well, a trip to the doctor and I find out that I have a bad case of Diverticulitis, told that I was lucky that I didn't wait any longer or I would have been in the ER or dead. Well, lots of different meds, somewhat under control, over the next few months, the side effects of the meds that finally worked, of course at this point, the side effects were passing out:eek: and such, so the Doc "Suggested" that I don't drive while on them:(

Well, my knees had been giving out more & more frequently, so I go to a specialist, as I destroyed my knees though years of BMX & skate park riding, but figured that I could them fixed & race One More Season. So after, MRIs, nerve test, a back specialist, found out that my right knee was just hanging on, that I have multiple tears & other issues in my lower back.. In the meanwhile, I had some hard growths on my left hand, had a couple biopsies on it, stitched up, but now I couldn't ride my bikes, but at least I could still go for walks. Well, when I had the stitches removed, I ended up with a staph infection in my leg, the same one slated for going under the knife.:
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Well, by the time I went to the Doc, since I thought it was a spider bite, I was told that if I had waited any longer, I could have lost the leg, once again, more meds, different ones until they found one that would work on me, and I had to deal with it 3 times last year, my Doc told me that the nasty strain that I picked up at the other doctor may flair up at any small scratch.
So, I'm on meds for my gut, then more for the staph, so, not only could I not ride my BMX bike, but now couldn't ride my bikes or skateboard.
One day I wake up, and my finger doesn't feel or look right, same hand that has the other issues. Couldn't move the tip, feel it or even straiten it out.
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Back to the Doc, he ask how I broke my finger, told him I woke up with it like this, X-rays showed that it wasn't broken, so now they are thinking a tore a ligament.
Back to the MRI, over 2 hours for my finger in that damn tube, result Arthritis:(, nothing they can do:(
That was just the 1st few months. Now, besides not driving, my short term memorie is affected by the meds, which scews up a lot of other things, the knee surgery went well, but still have to do the other one & address my back, as I want to avoid having that cut if any way possible. As a high stroke risk, I stopped drinking, changed my diet, and ended with gout, more pain, more meds & even though I still ride & walk, I GAINED 20 lbs:eek: and my cars just sit:( I'm planning on a better 2010.. I'm seeing a Arthritis specialist, last week, a bunch of blood work, this week, a bunch of x-rays to see how bad the arthritis is in the rest of my body, my crystal count for the gout got higher, and it can flare up at any time, as with the Diverticulitis, so just when I though I would be off enough meds to start safely driving, I ended up on more. So how am I dealing with it, I signed up for kickball.....
To make things worse, the barn that I have a good bit of my stuff stored at the farm, had a bunch of rotted wood & the entire front has to be replaced..