So you think your life is miserable..

There is a quote that I've read on a wall and I always remember this whenever I felt like being miserable. It says "If we will look at the things that we don't have then we have nothing, but if we will look at the things that we have then we have everything." This always struck me because I then remember the street children and the families on the street, and I felt so blessed that I am where I am. This makes me feel so thankful and that miserable feeling slowly fades away. Our life will only be miserable if we don't do anything to prevent or stop it from being miserable. Have a nice day!

We all have our bad or down days. I just had mine yesterday. But these bad days make me stronger and I always say to myself that tomorrow is another day. Sure, we can't get what we all want in our lives. But we are also human and it is normal for us to complain when things aren't going right. Otherwise, if we keep all emotions bottled up we might lose our minds. I use this site to rant if I can't take it anymore.

It sounds as if you are a really compassionate person. There are many people in the world who are struggling to have an income. I am out of work, but I receive unemployment benefits, so I have a better life and circumstances thatn others. It is good not to spend our time in self pity.

Maybe thats one reason why God did not make us all the same and put on the same level in life. So that there will always be someone we can look at to remind us how fortunate we are than others.

I know there are other people who have worst case scenarios but I just feel miserable then. I have no work.Because of that, I can't go out because I have no money to spend it with. I only rely on my parents. huhu.My life sucks.I don't enjoy staying at home, especially when my brother brings his laptop to work. I have nothing to do.huhu.It's so painstaking living each day without money. I can't enjoy life this way.helpppppppppppppppp!

There is always someone else of out there in a worse situation than you. Life is how you make it, too an extent. We are giving certain obstacles as we go through life and it is up to us to conquer them to the best of our ability. Six months ago I thought I had everything - my own business, house and a partner who loved me. Today I am living in a hostel for the homeless, have no job, and my partner and I are trying to keep the relationship going but it isn't easy as we now live on opposite sides of the World. Yes, I get depressed, yes I think my life is miserable. But...I have a roof over my head, a bed to sleep in and food in my stomach, I could be a lot worse off. I know this is only temporary and I WILL bounce back and wit all my will my partner and I will re-unite and be together again.

Staria, I used to think the same thing too until I see the lives some people live and hear their stories and now I wake up every morning grateful for what I have and thankful that I have a roof over my head, food in the fridge, family and friends who love me and a job to go to Mondya to Friday and so much more. Sometimes we need an eye opener to realise how much blessings we have.

Always count your blessings. List them down. You'd be amazed to find out that you are very fortunate. Probably more fortunate than others :)

That's what we call counting your blessings. If we think our lives are miserable we just have to look around and we'll see people who are in dire situations that you'll realize you're much better off.

We must be happy always coz as they said life is too short so we must enjoy the graces given unto us. Even though its only enough for a daily living sometimes its not but we count on every single centavo as a blessing and spend it suitably and wisely.

Yeah, it does help to get some perspective of how other people live their lives. And how we should be thankful for what we have. Because there are so many people who have less.

Never compare you with others.. Live with what you have and upto your strength...

"I was unhappy with my life because I had no shoes, until I saw the man who had no feet..." Truly we are a wanting people. We want more because we see there is more, yet when we are finished looking up reaching for that which, perhaps, today we can not reach, we then must look down to see others reaching up. Rarely do we look around, neither up nor down and see what really is. If we were to simply look around and truly see, looking neither up nor down, we'd see wonders. The grasses whispering in the breeze, the leaves murmuring against each other, the blues of the same sky that holds sway over us all, the depths of the nights and the promise of the stars. We'd see looks of joy, pain, sorrow on the faces we'd meet, and perhaps some where in all this, we'd find that one elusive thing each being seeks...contentment.

Everyday I worry about how we're going to pay the bills. I worry if my husband will ever find another job that he can physically do. I worry how long my husband will be able to walk. I worry that because my financial situation is so foul that I'm passing this worry on to my children. Then, I go to my daughter's school and I see the children that come in on the days there's snow on the ground and have only an undershirt on. So, I realize that things could be so much worse and I should be thankful that I am able to properly care for my children. It's hard to see those worse off than we are, but I agree it's an eye opener. I should just be thankful for what I do have.

If we are human we "all" have days we feel this way. There are times when you just do not want to get out of bed and face another day. This is just part of being human and for some people it is far worse than what you describe. Be it a chemical imbalance or whatever they are depressed all the time and they perceive their circumstance to be far worse than most people. For some reason we all tend to look at people that seem to have it better than we do and wonder, why not me? Why could I not be that way, for what ever it may be. That is why it is so important for all of us to regain a perspective as you have and then we can see how truly good we have it. My last experience with this was starting a trip at an airport. It was going to be a very long day, my feet were already hurting and all I wanted to do was get there and be done with the airport bull. As my wife and I walked to the gate to wait for our plane I saw a man sitting, by himself, with a white stick in his hand. It was of course a stick he used to avoid running into things as he could not see. For all the time we waited he sit there in one position paying very close attention to what was being said so that he would know when it was time to board. We all tend to amuse ourselves while we are waiting by watching other people. This was not an option for him clearly. After we boarded I later noticed him in his seat. Same position...his only connection with the world was his ears and he seemed not to want to miss anything. Here was someone that would not let this huge disability stop him from doing what ever he had to do. Many would have been at home sitting in a chair and would never leave without help. Somehow that long day didn't seem so bad after that. There are legions of people that have it so much worse than we do no matter how bad we have it. And for the people that we think have it so much better? Well if you got to know them you may find that not to be the case for so many reasons. Every day that we have with the people we love is a gift. We may not have a pot to pee in but we have what truly matters. We have life and we have family. It is up to us and us alone to value them for they are the true key to our happiness. That happiness however comes not from them directly but from our ability to always be positive and know what to value in our life. How we feel about things is a choice we make every minute of our life.

I tell my nine year old daughter stories about how much worse some folks are compared to us whenever she complains. I want her to appreciate all that she has and that if she can lend a hand to anyone who needs she should be there and that is how she will stop focusing on what is lacking in her own life and experience the joy of helping someone in need instead.

I used to feel the same way. But, then i realised that it is better to appreciate what you have rather than complain about what you dont.

So very true! Sometimes we are just so focused on our troubles and our misery, that we fail to see that there are others that have worse fate than us. Yet they manage to go through with life, more carefree than us. And sometimes less miserable than us. Something about a saying: having no shoes, until seeing somebody who had no feet...

I am quite like you too- before, whenever I had bad days, and little money I thought I was the most miserable person... But I grew older and more mature- saw some news and articles on tv- movies, the neighborhood...aqll those poor and starving people who have nothing. These days, I always remind myself that some people have had it worse, much much worse- and they still have hope to live for tomorrow.

Sometimes I also have these feelings,I don't earn much money ,I have little holiday,I can't make my dreams come true.When I think about this ,I feel blue. However,I try to think of another way.I can't earn much money,but I have more time reading,learning and enrich myself.I live a happy life,that's the most important.