I wish my life would be better
By labea17
@labea17 (443)
Philippines
June 9, 2010 7:28am CST
I hate my life and myself. I have always made bad choices and bad mistakes my entire life. I want to make it better and i am doing everything that I can to make life better for me. I want my life better and easier, to forget all the bad things that I have done and learn from those mistakes. I have learned a lot but it seems that life does not want me to be happy. I do everything that I can but maybe I am not good enough or the things I do are still not good enough to succeed.
I do not know what to do anymore.
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21 responses
@mlotta (218)
• Managua, Nicaragua
9 Jun 10
You need to be happy about your life. Turn that frown upside-down, think positive thoughts, do things positively, and you will be one (even two) steps closer to being a happy camper lol. You also need to stop making the same mistakes over and over again. Learn from it, but learn from it the right way. Also, don't pressure yourself to get a better life, you must make life better for life to be better. You hating yourself doesn't make you happy. It only brings problems. I myself have been in situations where I would hate myself and others, but I always make myself feel better. I hope you have a very wonderful time on mylot. Feel better.
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@Wizzywig (7847)
•
9 Jun 10
I am sorry that you feel this way at such a young age. Try to make a list of all the good things you have done (however small you may think they are, because they may have been big to others) & all the good things in your life. If you have a reasonable standard of health & a few friends, thats a good starting point. Sometimes life does seem like a long, uphill struggle but I wish you well with your efforts. It is to your great credit that you are working at making your life the way you'd like it to be.
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@meowcow (931)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
Gave you a + just for pouring your guts out. That's admirable. I feel the same way. I think most people do, at some point at least. I even believe some of them never learn to manage. They get the money, they get the lady... still not happy. I guess sometimes we just have to accept that we can never ever figure this out. Have fun with it. Pick up a paintbrush or something. Make some music, learn to skate. Hell, tag your name on a wall with spray paint. Go to one of your town mayor's speeches and flip him the bird! Just for the hell of it! Bottom line, do one thing everyday that makes you happy. Anything at all. This is my advice.
@meowcow (931)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
You sound like you need some practice flipping the bird on people more often, if you don't mind me saying. :) You should be able to tell this to anyone with zero adulteration because it is what makes you. And if they don't like it, flip them the bird! Really, friends and families were put here on Earth just to torment us. So the earlier you learn how to say F them... the earlier you'll get to start your life. Meowcow cares. :) ++! Good luck with everything!
@labea17 (443)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
Hello, meowcow.
Thank you for your advice meowcow. I really appreciate it.
You know what, I have never told anyone about everything that I am feeling because I am afraid that they would just make fun of me or would not accept me as their friend. It is very hard if you always keep this burden with you and can't tell anyone not even your closest friend. I'm afraid that they would change their feelings towards me.
Maybe the best remedy is still to enjoy life. It would be really fun to do something you love or will make you happy everyday. Thank you for your advice, I'll definitely follow it.
Have a great day and God bless you!
@tomitomi (5429)
• Singapore
9 Jun 10
Hi labea!
Being aware of your current situation as you have identified is the least you could do first. I applaud you for being very brave. I hope I do not and I don't want to disappoint you but you can't just change your life overnight. It takes time and it all depends on you. Forgive yourself for all the wrongs you have done and love yourself from now on. Have a clear plan of what you want to do and take careful steps toward making your plan work. Stay focused, believe in yourself and have a positive attitude. Be optimistic that it will work. It helps with a little prayer if you believe in God. Wish you all the luck in the world! Take care!
@peaceabdul123 (10)
• India
10 Jun 10
why do u hate u r life.u have made u r life like that...do u know one mistake can change u r life.. before u r doing any thing ..think about that work.take decision with u r good friends or with u r family..try to avid friend ship with bad friends ...
@labea17 (443)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
Hello peaceabdul.
I know that one mistake can change your life, and I'm really sorry for all the mistakes that I have done. You know it's not very easy living a life like mine.
Right now, all I can do is enjoy life, appreciate my family, friends, and the people who are around me, and to just do everything to make life better again.
Thank you for your response and have a great day.
@melmabb (579)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
Let me ask you some questions before i respond and please send me an answer to this questions that i have raised..ok
Do you have a family?
What life are you living now, i mean financial ?
Do you work? or your Dad and mom work?
Brothers or sisters?
Do you shop and dine in an expensive malls and restaurants?
How about a Bank account?
Do you live in a nice house?
How about school?
I think you have a computer?
Friends?
Do you believe in god?
Do you believe in yourself?
Don't you know that Failures comes first before success?
Did you learn from your mistakes?
Did you commit the same mistakes twice?
Can you answer all of these questions?
Thanks!im jamelo Mabbayad...
@yogeshdhusa (2236)
• India
10 Jun 10
you are doing it right to forget the old . bad thing happens and i have also done it. So forgive yourself and everyone who is responsible.
last thing you have to do is love yourself and your life. it is beautifull. and full of learning. I am happy that you are trying to make the life beautiful dont stop trying. have hope and everything is possible. :)
@labea17 (443)
• Philippines
11 Jun 10
Hello, yogeshdhusa.
Thank you for your kind words.
I am still on the process of trying to forgive myself for all the wrong things that I have done and it's been very difficult for me everytime I think about all the people that I have hurt especially the ones I love. But, I am still trying.
I think that it is also hard for me to love and accept myself because all I see are my flaws. I can't seem to see the beauty that God has given to me. And you're right, life is beautiful and I would never stop trying.
Have a great day and God bless you and your family!
@vishkris (205)
• India
10 Jun 10
hi labea..i can understand u r feeling..coz even i was in same situation once..i used to do what is good to me..i wont bother of others...when ever you are in bad situation don think tht"why me"..becoz god trust n believes tht u can do even if i give 100s of obstacles...also think everythng positively..when u r in a bad situation there must be atleast one thing u must learn from this situation..IN LIFE WHAT EVER HAPPENS IT HAPPENS FOR A REASON..jus think of this everytime and continue your work..
have a nice day
@labea17 (443)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
Hello vishkris.
I agree with what you said that everything happens for a reason. That is absolutelty true. I may be just being too hard on myself and focus only on my flaws and I do not see the beauty that God has given to me. I know now that the bad things that I have experienced in my life only serves as a lesson for me which I will bring with me even when I grow old. I know that life is never going to be easy, and we all experience difficulties in our lives in one way or another. All that we can do is turst God that everything will be eventually better for us.
Thank you so much for your kind words.
Have a great day and may God bless you and your family.
@cloudymcstiles (40)
• Indonesia
10 Jun 10
Dear Labea17, relax.. you're not the only one here. I think my life is really really at its worst condition right now. I wish that there were time machines so we can get back to the past and prevent ourselves from doing things that might causing all these problems now. But hey, a past is still a past and you cannot change it, and don't regret it so long. You still have time in the future to manage a better life. Let the bad experience be your teacher so you won't fall into the same mistakes again. Good luck and Have a nice day!
@labea17 (443)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
Hello cloudymcstiles!
I know, I also wish that there is a time machine that I could use to undo all the bad things and decisions that I have made in the past. But that is simply impossible, right? All I can do is not dwell on the past too much but focus on what I have: My family who has always been there for me through all the things that had happen to me and accepted me without any hesitations even though I have hurt them a lot of times, my friends who have always been there for me through thick and thin, and all the blessings and the good things that are coming my way. I realized that I have a lot to be thankful for.
I won't dwell on the past too much but I surely have learned a valuable lesson from it.
Thank you and God bless you and your family.
@ritsuizero (140)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
Everybody makes bad choices, some more than others. It is a start that you recognize you made mistakes and have the desire to change it, to do better. You said you learned that is good. Remember those things that you learned. Strive to be better, don't give up. Remember there will always be people that are in worst situation than you are in.
@labea17 (443)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
I know, ritsuizero. I realized that i should not be too selfish and think about my problems all the time. There are also other people who are experiencing more difficult problems. But it is also hard to think that way because you know for a fact that not everything is going to be better anytime soon.
Right now, I ams till on the very difficult process of accepting and forgiving myself for all the bad things that I have done not only to myself but to the people I love as well. I took them for granted, and now I am trying to reverse what I ahve done to them.
Thank you very much for your kind words.
@vokial_voc (172)
• Indonesia
10 Jun 10
open your eyes and look around, there still more people who had worse life than you, when you have done wrong or something failed, you shouldn't give up, failed is just another step to the way of success, be optimize my friend.
@llbo1981 (1237)
• China
10 Jun 10
The most big enemy is yourself.So you have to challenge yourself and solve all the problems.I think you can solve the problems by using these methods.Information the way of solving problems from other people.More practise and more thinking.More improve and improve.Beleive yourself,i think you can success.
@labea17 (443)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
Thank you llbo for your kind words and your advices.
I know that in order to be better, I must forgive and accept my first for everything that I have done. It's not going to be very easy, but I will not give up. I really want to become a better person and I will follow your advices.
Thank you and God bless you and your family.
@silvercoin (2101)
• Lithuania
9 Jun 10
It's a temporary situation.I think it's partly because of the economical situation in your country and the rest is your personal disappointments.What can be done.If you insulted someone, then you have to apologize,just say how sorry you are.You know that love and friendship is something we can get for free.If you feel worthless because you haven't found a well-paid job, remember some famous people who started their career by delivering pizzas.Forget the person of yesterday.You can be a new person tomorrow if you want to.
@labea17 (443)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
Thank you very much silvercoin for your kind words.
I will try very hard to not dwell on the past too much but focus on all the blessings that I am receiving right now. Maybe the reason why I don't see the blessings that are coming my way at the present is because I am still thinking about the blessings that I could have had only if I made the right decisions.
@prinzcy (32305)
• Malaysia
9 Jun 10
I make mistake one, one that I hate until today. But I learnt from it and vow not to repeat it again. The thing is, that is life. If we make mistake, we must learn not to do it again and move on. This will make us stronger.
It's not that I never make a wrong choice anymore. I still do. But I don't want to give up and bow to them. I will learn and move on regardless of how many time I have to do that.
@labea17 (443)
• Philippines
9 Jun 10
I want to move on, really. but it is very difficult to do especially I still think about the past too much. Sometimes I wonder that my life would have been better and I would not worry about finding a good job only if I took my education seriously. How I wish I could go back to time and undo all those things.,
thank you. Godbless.
@tomcat23 (622)
• Old Forge, Pennsylvania
9 Jun 10
Just keep living and learning. It seems you are being honest with yourself, but let's face facts, you are not alone in what you feel. Stay strong and keep trying to make your life better. It is better to have tried and failed than not tried at all. Stay focused on your dreams and goals, if it was all that easy, everyone would be living in paradise. Make the most of your life and don't fret about the things you don't have, appreciate what you do have and everyday when you wake up, it really is the first day of the rest of your life. You still have another chance to make it better. Good things don't come easy.
@labea17 (443)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
Thank you very much, tomcat.
Sometimes I always look for the things that I don't have and maybe overlook the fact that God is also showering with me blessings that I just don't notice. Sometimes I envy other people for they are being successful in their life and they don't seem to have any problems at all. They have everything that they want and they are very successful in their chosen field.
But your right, I should not focus on superficial things but focus more on what really matters and work hard to get what I want. It's not going to be easy, but I know it's going to be all worth it.
Thank you very much!
@rosie230 (1704)
•
9 Jun 10
I feel the same wayI am so fed up with the way my life always seems to go, when something good happens, it just seems like it doesn't take long before I am re-living a past nightmare. The same thing happens, and I am left hurt and in pieces...
It is hard to pick yourself up sometimes, I understand that, I guess the only thing I have learnt is to take each day as it comes, and try to deal with whatever happens each day as best you can.
Keep smiling, and know that you are not alone!
Hugs
@kukueye (1759)
• Malaysia
9 Jun 10
The worst critic in your life is the man/women in the mirror.Sorry to said from my experience , i am not able to forget all my past mistakes, so how sooner orlater once awhile it will always sip back into my mind.So i guess we need to forgive and sometime forgiving and forgetting is very hard.So personally i compensate by past bad deeds with works.At least can made the mind forget temporary.
@biconsort (6)
•
10 Jun 10
Don't give up! Everyone goes through bad times in life. I have gone through them a couple of times. You just have to remember that no matter how bad it gets, there is always something good that comes out of it. Always look for the silver lining. Think positive, act positive, be positive and hang out with positive people and your life will change in great ways. You will become very happy and successful in everything. I did. Remember, smile, life is awsome!
@labea17 (443)
• Philippines
10 Jun 10
Thank you for your kind words, biconsort!
I will do everything that I can to be completely happy in everything that I do and all the blessings that are coming my way. I know that God will not give me what I want, but he is going to give me something better, something that I truly deserve as his daughter.
Have a great day and May God bless all of us!