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no ones noticed but the american dream is missing, im afraid its been stolen by faceless men.

Yep

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how to be human

Kalinihta wrote:

PepperJ wrote:
True. They do choose to be alone. But in a monastary, aren't you part of a community, still?

oh! I see that "monk" has a different meaning in English! I don't know how things work there. in greek, monk litteraly means "to be alone"! there are monasteries that are communities and there are other monks living in mountains, inside cells, and they often don't see people for days. if they live in a community monastery, they often have one job, they pray alone or in teams, do the job and then pray again. nothing like the community we have in mind. but you're right. I suppose they have some sort of communication, but often they don't have close bonds with anyone. and most important, they don't have family bonds. many of them take the vow of silence. oh, and the first synthetic of the word monastery, means alone. (so in my crazy mind you asked me something that didn't make sense! hah sorry)

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I donโ€™t have anything worth living for.

Life is hard! It's true! But persevering through all the difficulty is exactly what makes you feel alive and worthwhile. And it's even more true when you can help others along the way...they are your validation.

I've been in the dumps for a lot of my life. I've just started to realize that sometimes the media, other people, etc...make life out to be more than it is.

Think about people for all of humanity and all across the globe. Often humankind truly has had little to live for. It's only now, in this day and age, and in certain countries, that life has become more of an adventure as opposed to eking out a daily meal.

Yet, even those who eke out a daily meal are living...finding a reason to live.

So, maybe you are supposed to make a ripple in the pond where you are. Maybe you are supposed to affect those around you and in your inner circle. Without you, those people/souls may be distraught; it's your job to make their lives more bearable. And then, after you realize that, make time for yourself as well...even if it means to just sleep when you need sleep so you aren't so exhausted.

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how to be human

True. They do choose to be alone. But in a monastary, aren't you part of a community, still?

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how to be human

I don't know if you can be happy if #3 is not met.

Great post, btw

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Best Approach?

I think honesty is the best policy.

They won't mind training you if you do the very best that you can do for them while you are with them. Be a stellar employee who makes the training worthwhile (in their opinion)

Good luck moving up the ladder of success!

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How to deal with bad anniversaries without spiraling into a depressive episode?

Oh...and for dealing with the anniversary date....

Look at your daughter and love her; she's a reason to CELEBRATE the day instead of dread it.

And, btw, your brother is awful

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How to deal with bad anniversaries without spiraling into a depressive episode?

What he did is in NO WAY your fault. HE abused your daughter; you didn't.

I'm really sorry that all of that happened to you; it must have been hard. I hope your daughter was able to heal fully.

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Pretty sure I'm invisible.

Yeah, I sometimes feel guilty that I don't have a real job. But over the years, I HAVE worked, but it's usually temporary and part time. When I did have a FT job, my husb hated it and asked me to quit.

I sell mary kay, mystery shop, manage our properties, and babysit, along with developing curriculum for homeschool (that I might be able to sell at some point....dunno).

Thing is: husb is 15 years older than me, so soon I will be working FT and taking care of him as he ages

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How do the British people here feel about Prince Harry marrying a divorced half black American?

I'm not British. I hope hearts don't get broken. I really think MM is going to have problems assimilating and "minding the rules...." since she's been fortunate enough to live her life exactly as she pleases for a long time. It's hard to be confined after tremendous freedom

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