Does it feel like your life is going in the wrong direction???

What's your perspective on what comes after this physical lifetime?

For me I could not reconcile what transpires in this life or this world without deep introspection & contemplation on what lies beyond this experience. Hypothetically, if I believed this one lifetime of existence was all there was, I would be miserable having this experience in the context in which we do. I guess it goes without saying that your beliefs about the entire scope of your existence (this life and what comes next) play a vital role in shaping your perception of this current experience you are having. For me I could not find physical-based, 'rational' answers to the questions that plagued me about this experience. I had to search beyond that.

Sorry to hear about your family situation. My folks are both deceased (since I was 28) and I don't have any kids. My extended family lives out of state and I don't see them much so it's just me an a 100 lb. german shepherd that I look after. You could look at my circumstances and maybe think that 'I'm lucky' in relation to what you are dealing with but as I'm sure you're aware, it's impossible to know exactly what a person has experienced in this life by judging just their physical circumstances/situation. People endure their own unique forms of pain/suffering/emotional trauma that can't be easily understood on the surface level - but we can relate to one another from having endured through the experience of hurting & pain that we are familiar with. It would be impossible to put a value on the hardship/suffering/pain that different individuals have experienced because everyone's path of life experiences/challenges is unique and no two individuals can share the same conscious experience from any particular set of circumstances.

I hope that you find some relief from that which plagues you and can find a way to perceive your 'challenges' that you face in a less debilitating context/light.

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You know I am going to chime in and say that this is dandy, but some of us are in situations beyond our control. It is said that you cannot control anything except your reaction to something.

But I'd like to see someone have a positive cheerful reaction to going, say, to court where an ex is charging you with contempt on trumped up charges. Or you can't sell a home and start your simplified life because the economy is tanking. Or your employer has it hanging over you that despite your fine job performance your job might not be there in a few months due to seniority issues.

There are some real practicalities in life that just suck. Many of us are awake enough to want to simplify and streamline but are bogged down by the remaining fallout from failed relationships, economic armageddon, family obligations (caring for sick/older relatives).

It's not all about choice. Sometimes you have no choice. And don't tell me "well change how you feel or think about it." Because caring for a sick, elderly person sucks for everyone involved. You feel bad, they feel bad. You can say "oh, turn that frown upside down. You are helping someone. Blah blah blah." But it hurts seeing someone you love in demise day after day.

A few of us have the RIGHT to be upset about how the path of life is going. Honor us as we fight to change our situation by not telling us to buck up, but rather by saying "I feel for you, brother. I hope it gets better soon."

Let us consider this however. No matter the adversity, there have been those that have overcome.

Would you like to know how? I can't tell you how to fix situation A, or B...

What I can tell you however is that with a constant negative or fearful mindset, people are throwing away their opportunities.

Likely, that debt or those charges or what be it will not be overcome with a single step. It is about each step. Each yard -- every single inch.

With a positive mindset, you can walk those inches. Living in fear, you'll likely move backwards.

You need fear you cant live without it.

The human race would not be here without fear.

Every emotion is needed even hate and anger without it you will die .