A little high and a little low
By sofs
@sofssu (23662)
January 24, 2019 7:14am CST
My work online is one graph that is never steady. One day it is so high, the next it hits rock bottom, then it swings back to a real high. We could easily be swayed by the winds of circumstances. I was thinking about this and then this thought came to me -
A little high then a little low, life is never a straight line. When it flows in a straight line your heart has stopped and breath has left your body and you are a corpse not a person anymore.
Seems a little morose but that is the truth.
In the light of such thought I think the high and lows are a real blessing.
Does this make sense to you?
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
24 Jan 19
I completely relate to this.
Having gone through a difficult period a number of years ago the medication I was given completely flatlined me. The lows were gone but so were the (very few) highs. I definitely felt that I was existing rather than living.
I just couldn't live like that so stopped taking the meds and worked out other ways of dealing with the lows without sacrificing the highs.
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@WorDazza (15830)
• Manchester, England
25 Jan 19
@sofssu Thank you, but to be honest it seemed like the natural thing to do when things I'd previously enjoyed started to have no meaning in my life.
It's all well and good not to experience extreme lows but when everything just becomes a bit (or a lot) meh something has to be done.
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@allknowing (137791)
• India
24 Jan 19
We are governed by what happens around us and that dictates our mood apart from our own mind set. So ups and downs are a part of life.
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@allknowing (137791)
• India
25 Jan 19
@sofssu Not so with many It affects them in a great way Some get into depression. Glad that you have the strength to move on and that is how it should be really.
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@sofssu (23662)
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25 Jan 19
@allknowing true ups and downs are part of life but we don't have to be governed by them especially our moods. Being able to accept it as it is helps keep our mood in order.
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@Jeanne_KaSaHa (345)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 19
Life is dynamic. If it was always flat what is the fun of being alive?
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@sofssu (23662)
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25 Jan 19
@Jeanne_KaSaHa absolutely. That is what I am saying but the truth is when we are down in the dumps how do we react?
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@Jeanne_KaSaHa (345)
• Indonesia
25 Jan 19
@sofssu Hmm... Get back up? Just don't ever give up I think. Because life is like a wheel. There will be times when we are above and then there are time we are down.
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@celticeagle (168306)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Jan 19
Yes, it does. Lows are a good time for some time off.
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@sofssu (23662)
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25 Jan 19
@celticeagle The lows are when most of our growth takes place, clarity and planning kicks in.
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@simplfred (20641)
• Philippines
24 Jan 19
Ferris Wheel Ride it is just like life itself. Me, too for earning online up and down.
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@sofssu (23662)
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25 Jan 19
@simplfred Ferris wheel ride is right. LOL the trill of those high and lows.
@florelway (23286)
• Cagayan De Oro, Philippines
25 Jan 19
it's the ups and downs of life. Life is like a wheel of fortune. Opportunities come like bubbles they appear together some big some small that you do not know which bubble to hold until you realize they are not there anymore.
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@sofssu (23662)
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27 Jan 19
@florelway This day is all we have to make good of. Lets hope we seize every opportunity and come out in flying colors.
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@responsiveme (22926)
• India
25 Jan 19
Yes, the monitor in the hospitals have those waves
High and low is the norm for life ,I suppose
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@sofssu (23662)
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27 Jan 19
@responsiveme Yeah, that was what I was thinking of.
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@ZedSmart (19786)
• Philippines
25 Jan 19
I have read this quote from a calendar but I am not certain if I got it or remember it correct. Credit is due to true owner and please correct me if there's wrong. It says that life is full of ups and downs. When up, just enjoy the view from the top and have courage to face when you're down.
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