Life is a Rollercoaster of UPS and DOWNS,, has any one else felt that?
By Deab1219
@Deab1219 (94)
United States
December 3, 2008 10:36pm CST
Many times i find myself contemplating about the simplest of things because well it's the small things that turn m world upside down and just ruin everything that i had all laid out and planned for the day ahead of me and even sometimes the rest of the week or even month when it gets really bad.
I'm just asking is there any one else out there that has ever felt like i am feeling now, i would just like to not be the only one out there and it would give me some joy to know that i am not the only one who goes through things like this on day by day basis and has a story to tell behind there experiences.
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12 responses
@binacheri14 (299)
• United States
4 Dec 08
I go through this on a daily basis. It feels like what ever can happen in my life does. I have been through a lot of major life crissis' and it seems that it is the small things that I can't deal with. I don't know why some of us have it worse than others I hear it's supposed to make us stronger, but many times I feel so very weak. You aren't the only one I promise you that. If you ever need to talk I will be here for you. Sometimes all it takes is to know that there are people in your corner to make things seem just a little better. And try to remember that what ever you go through someone else out there may be going through something worse. And say a little prayer for your self and for others that may be having a hard time in life.
@busyB4 (874)
• United States
4 Dec 08
Yes, I think everyone has their ups and downs. It is just human nature! One thing though, if we count our blessings we will find more to be thankful for. Also there will always be those who are suffering with alot worse things than we are, and those who are better off than we are. It is all in how you handle it!
I have heard it said "It's in the valleys you grow!" and have found this to be true!
If things were never "down" sometimes, we would never be greatful for the UP times!! We would just expect it!
@munhozmib (3836)
• Sao Paulo, Brazil
4 Dec 08
Hello, Deab1219.
Yes, life is a roller coaster. There are ups and downs. If you go up, you will have to fall sometime. That's natural. You can be winning today, but you will lose tomorrow. You cannot be always going up, otherwise there will be no way to finish the ride. If you go down, then remember that, to finish the ride, you will have to go up in order to align with the station.
It is really slow to go up. The roller coaster car takes a lot of time to keep going up and up and up. But, to fall, you can do that in seconds. However, note that the fall is always more exciting than going up. You can get a lot of adrenalin to fall.
In life, it isn't different. You must enjoy going up because you know that there will be a great and exciting fall. You must not be sad for falling. You must be happy. Falling just makes you human. Problems should be a part of your life. Falling means that you will be able to go up again.
Respectfully,
Munhozmib.
@catmint (628)
• Singapore
5 Dec 08
Life sure is a rollercoaster. Times like this we all wish things are stagnant and peachy. Yet, things happen. As long as humans remain social creatures, there is no way we can prevent anything from happening. Because events are set off by humans who are affected by various emotions too and so whatever they set off will trigger a variety of emotions that will in turn affect others.
It is a never-ending cycle.
The way to handle this I guess is to surf the waves as they come. Old cliche coming....if you can't beat them, join them! Many things are beyond our control, rather than try to take over the reins, make a change and go along for the ride. Be mentally flexible and you will save yourself alot of anguish.
Another old cliche..."If you can choose to smile through it all, why choose to weep?" Since things are already so bad, why not choose to lift your spirits if you can find the strength to.
@zeethegr8 (785)
• India
4 Dec 08
Absolutely. Every now and then we are tested by God. It is perhaps necessary as these are the times which help shape our personality and character. These are the times that we carry on as experiences. Every time we enjoy life, we take it as an inspiration and cherish life. Every tiem we stumble in life, we strive towards a new beginning or search for a solution to the problem.
@cheenlly (3476)
• Philippines
4 Dec 08
Don't worry too much friend, life is like that. Its just a matter of how you dealt with every situation in life. We will not able to appreciate the good things in life when there's bad things that thought us the difference. All of us has its own share of this feeling like what you are feeling. What important is that for every failure or success,or ups and downs we learned and that makes a better person.
@Barbietre (1438)
• United States
4 Dec 08
I have always said that, some incredible highs and terrible lows, but OHHHH what a ride! I love roller coasters. Life would be boring if everyday were the same. I have been married 40 years and believe me my life has been a roller coaster ride, and I hope it never ends.
@MizzLadyB08 (1174)
• United States
4 Dec 08
i will agree life is a rollercoaster of ups and downs. I have had a bad year and I am hoping things get better in the new year coming so I won't completely fall off of my rollercoaster.
@idcoder (382)
• India
4 Dec 08
life is not simple and unless ther is no pain you will not look for happiness...right??
even i have felt lots of ups and down in life, or may be i should say more of downs...but that does not stop me...i avoid all the little things that make me unhappy and try to look for some joyfull stuff..i try to distract my mind and try to achieve my goals rather then sit quite in a corner and regret or cry about my failures or bad stuff....
everything happens , happens for good...so it is always better to be happy , because if you are happy , everyting to you around the world will appear happy...
all the best and tae care...
enjoy...
@annierose (21571)
• Philippines
4 Dec 08
We can say that life is not a bed of roses, after all. It has its ups and downs to teach us that life is not that easy as some people think it is.As humans, we are not perfect. We commit mistakes, rejections and failures. We can experience happiness for a while, then a long time of sadness. We find out how it is to be rejected and how it is to be approved.All of those things are happening for a reason. Sometimes, we ourselves tend to know the reasons or what the reason is. Sometimes, we are left with question why certain things happened though we know in ourselves we are not doing wrong. Confusion is unavoidable feeling that each of us can experience. And when we felt that we cannot trace what is the right reason behind, then just think that God knows it. He has a beautiful plan for us.
God just want what is the best for us. He wants us to be strong.We can compare life as ocean and we as sailors.If God will just allow calm ocean, then we will not know how to be strong. We just know how to sail in calm oceans. But what if storms came? What if there will be strong winds and waves? How can we fight such circumstances? How can we deal with the storms, strong winds and angry waves if what we only know is how to deal with calm oceans?Isn't it if we know how to deal with those conflicts, then we can tell to ourselves that we can overcome those things because it just happened before. We can overcome it because we already experienced it before. And from our experience, we learn. And what we learn will help us in dealing with life.That is what God wants to us.An individual who not know how to deal with good times of life but as well as the bad times.