I have to say that I'm really happy with my life. Not that there haven't been serious ups and downs and hardships. Even now, nothing is perfect.
I'm happy for a couple of reasons:
I was lucky enough to be born when I was. I think the 60s and 70s, when I was young, was the best time in America. The economy was prosperous, things were simpler, and there was MUCH more freedom. There were a lot more wild places, too.
I was lucky enough to be literally handed a really good job when I was 26, even though I didn't even have a college degree. It turned out to be hard work, but had fantastic pay and benefits. So I accumulated a lot of money in a 401(k).
I had SO much fun in my life. I played outdoors all the time when I was a kid and rode my bike all over the place. I got a car when I was 16 and had the most amazing adventures. In high school and in my 20s, I was lead guitar and vocalist in rock bands, surfed, skateboarded, play frizbee and lots of sports, went to hundreds of concerts and saw the best bands ever, had girlfriends, and partied like a Viking.
I witnessed and supported the civil right movement and was part of the Woodstock generation, although I was only 14 during the "summer of love" and 16 when Woodstock happened.
I really relate to following song. Those were my people.
When I finally got married, my wife and I moved from SoCal to NorCal, bought some amazing bare land (30 acres of oak grassland on a hill), and built our home. I finally retired at 62 years old, collect SS and a pension, and my wife still works at a job that she enjoys.
These days, I enjoy my home, gardens and view, my wife and my network for friends.
My wife and I are very aware of the plots to destroy U. S. society and the economy. I know full well what the U. S. and the globalist network does to other countries. We're aware of the plot to enslave humanity. We are both active in educating others and in opposing the evil agenda. We're also semi prepared for catastrophic events.
As aware as I am of the downsides of modern life, encroaching totalitarianism, and the horrors that are inflicted on people around the world, I don't allow myself to wallow in fear and misery.
I feel sorry for younger generations and do what I can to make sure that their future is bright. But I am also grateful every day for what I have, including the amazing experiences I've had. I've been lucky.
Overall I'm content and grateful with some happy days, other boring days and seldom bad days.
There's no such thing as happiness in this life, only moments of happiness.
We just have to be content with the blessings God gives.
Hey there, dude, I just wanna say that you're super valid in these feelings, and it really sucks to feel that way, and I'm genuinely sorry that you are.
Being young and in a world that feels increasingly worse and messed up is really hard, looking at the future when every dream you've been told to have feels impossible makes you question the point of it all. I think it's really important to acknowledge and validate these feelings, rather than trying to cover them up. They won't go away just because you don't acknowledge them, you won't feel better by ignoring them.
The thing that you need to learn to do is see the joy and beauty in moments, and let that joy lead you into a hope for the future. I get despaired all the time. I work in a field where I'm fighting for the rights of marginalized communities and I feel that, dude. I feel that despair. But it's the small victories that keep me going, and it's the certainty that I have to do this. I have to live, I have to care, I have to work because as the saying goes, If not me, then who? If not now, then when?
You matter. Your life matters, your future matters, and as hopeless as it all seems now, I promise it gets better. Happiness and joy are practices that you need to actively choose each day and each moment. Cultivate your life, if the news is bringing you down, don't read the news (at least the way you are now, be more careful about how much time and energy you spend on it). If people on Facebook or TikTok or whatever are causing you anxiety and depression and anger? Get rid of them, or just leave social media. Cultivate happiness and joy in your life. Surround yourself with it, so when the bad creeps in, you have tons to fall back on.
It's not easy, and a lot people need some kind of medical or professional help, and if you feel yourself drifting towards thoughts of self harm or suicide, please get the help you need. Your life is worth living, and more people love you than you'll ever know.
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