Those Personal Struggles You're Battling

CallMeKate

CallMeKate

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There are a few quotes that are like the one that's making me weepy today. They're attributed to Ian Maclaren, Socrates, and a few others. But the one I'm thinking of was a Robin Williams quote. “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” – Robin Williams
I suppose I'm an empath... and I'm definitely a fixer. It's so sad when I can't "fix." For what it's worth, I am *so* sorry for the pains and struggles any of you are fighting today. It's hitting me extra hard because of some of the things I've read here. :cry:
 

CallMeKate said:
There are a few quotes that are like the one that's making me weepy today. They're attributed to Ian Maclaren, Socrates, and a few others. But the one I'm thinking of was a Robin Williams quote. “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” – Robin Williams
I suppose I'm an empath... and I'm definitely a fixer. It's so sad when I can't "fix." For what it's worth, I am *so* sorry for the pains and struggles any of you are fighting today. It's hitting me extra hard because of some of the things I've read here. :cry:
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yes these quotes are all well and good when they work, but sometimes regardless of how nice you are to people, they just are so twisted they want to attack for no reason other than their own jealousies and hatefulness.. .. and we have a quite good examples on this forum...
 
hollydolly said:
yes these quotes are all well and good when they work, but sometimes regardless of how nice you are to people, they just are so twisted they want to attack for no reason other than their own jealousies and hatefulness.. .. and we have a quite good examples on this forum...
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There isn't really anything that needs to be done to "make it work..." It's just realizing that sometimes those "jealousies and hatefulness" are actually fueled by pain. (Edit: I should add that I haven't really seen any of that here, so I could very well be wrong.)
 

Sometimes it’s hard to reply to snippy comments with kindness but I always feel better when I succeed in doing that.

Unfortunately, I fail sometimes as many of us do. We won't be perfect but I do think most of us try.
 
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CallMeKate said:
There are a few quotes that are like the one that's making me weepy today. They're attributed to Ian Maclaren, Socrates, and a few others. But the one I'm thinking of was a Robin Williams quote. “Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.” – Robin Williams
I suppose I'm an empath... and I'm definitely a fixer. It's so sad when I can't "fix." For what it's worth, I am *so* sorry for the pains and struggles any of you are fighting today. It's hitting me extra hard because of some of the things I've read here. :cry:
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Kate, You might be an empath. Thought from mankind is in the atmosphere to be picked up by like minds.
But, you are growing and evolving in your soul and what you are feeling is the complete TENDERNESS and
GENTLENESS and DEPTH OF LOVE from the heart of your soul. This is actually a wonderful thing.
You don't know what people are going through in their lives and how they might be engrossed in suffering.

This life, this field of God, is to be lived in joyousness, in happiness, in bliss! You can send happy thoughts
to people and radiate your strength and love to them rather than bending to suffer with them.
It's like an ocean. You can be on the surface, flopping around and feeling every wave or you can be deep
transcendent, in the calm depth of the ocean where you are unbounded, eternal, strong, unaffected by sufferings.
 
One of the things I never bargained for was that as I get older, my past mistakes have come back to me in waves. Why did I do that? Why did I say that? Why didn't I take full advantage of this? I hurt people, I drank too much, I was selfish - all of it with complete nonchalance or caring.

Of course, things have shaken out over the years, and I don't do these things today, or for years. But the regret, sorrow, and guilt is not something I ever thought I'd have to deal with. I was totally unprepared. I don't know if this is something everyone goes through as they get to the later years, or is just me. Some of the things I regret are small things, not life changing for either party, but I still can't figure out why I made some of my choices. It's really haunting.

Don't know the answer to it. I think about things, settle them back in place. Perhaps it's just an inevitable consequence of getting old!
 
VaughanJB said:
One of the things I never bargained for was that as I get older, my past mistakes have come back to me in waves. Why did I do that? Why did I say that? Why didn't I take full advantage of this? I hurt people, I drank too much, I was selfish - all of it with complete nonchalance or caring.

Of course, things have shaken out over the years, and I don't do these things today, or for years. But the regret, sorrow, and guilt is not something I ever thought I'd have to deal with. I was totally unprepared. I don't know if this is something everyone goes through as they get to the later years, or is just me. Some of the things I regret are small things, not life changing for either party, but I still can't figure out why I made some of my choices. It's really haunting.

Don't know the answer to it. I think about things, settle them back in place. Perhaps it's just an inevitable consequence of getting old!
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This is a growth of your soul. You will live through eternity and you are taking a giant leap in the evolution of your soul.
No, Not a consequence of getting old. You are understanding how your words and actions have hurt people. This introspection
is a wonderful thing. You will now give care to the thoughts sent into the world. Don't think about the past.
Think about now and the future because from this moment, your thoughts and words can help yourself and all mankind.
Your actions will be from a higher self. Within you is pure love, pure wonderment!
(just my opinion)
 
Stay as positive as possible and try to make the world, your world, a better place everyday. It's true we don't know another's pain unless it's startlingly obvious. Being kind and also patient goes a long way to help.
 

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