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I'm Tired and Don't Want To Go On

Mental Health | Last Active: Mar 11 3:59pm | Replies (89)

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Not much "makes" me smile most days. However, I do "smile" and say hello to everyone. When I look at people, everyone seems so sad. I figure a smile and hello is something positive I can add to the world.

I did have a surprise at the gym. I have been working very hard to improve my physically health. I eat a nutritious diet, exercise two hours a day, everyday, and try to get seven to eight hours of sleep each night (assuming I can sleep). Yesterday one of the fittest "dudes" in the gym walked across the gym and told me he noticed how well I was doing and that I was looking fit. Perhaps it shouldn't matter, but it did.

I have never been someone who had a lot of friends. Who wants to hang around someone who is always depressed? Someone going out of their way to talk to me is very unusually. He doesn't know how much his words mean't to me but it was a little boast that helped me get through the day.

More importantly it reminded me that maybe I can still make a difference in this world.

Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive.

May you all of us live in peace and good health.

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Yes, dfb, we never know how much a little comment, a smile, or holding a door for someone might mean. Back in December, the young guy who "manages" the self-check area at our big supermarket was being run ragged, yet he never failed to say something nice to each customer as they left, no matter how difficult they had been. And in our neighborhood he has to do it all in two languages.
I thanked him for his patience and great attitude, and he asked for a hug - he said nobody understood he had a hard job. Now I look for him on every trip to the store, just to sat something nice to him.

So yes, if you are still walking (or riding) around and breathing, you can make a difference! And here on Connect, when someone is having a hard time, you can always offer a sympathetic ear and a virtual hug. That is what got me through 2020, locked away in my house.
Sue