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textualdevianceThe world would be a much nicer place if people simply remembered a few simple principles (which are found in nearly all faiths and philosophies, but amazingly not practiced much):
1. Live, be and love as you are and don't hurt anyone while you're doing it.
2. Don't give anyone shit for living, being or loving as they are so long as they're not hurting anyone.
3. Do what you can to help others understand and employ rules #1 and #2.
A depressed person's guide to happiness in life:
1. Don't say "I love you" unless you mean it.
2. Don't get married before you're old enough to have loved and lost at least once.
3. Don't have kids until you can afford them and until you've gotten past your own childhood.
4. Don't have a pet unless you can spend time cuddling with them.
5. Don't mold yourself to other people, and don't make other people mold themselves to you.
6. Offer help when you can. Ask for help when you need it.
7. Cry when you feel like it.
8. Masturbate.
9. Value people for the size of their hearts and minds, not their wallets or waistlines. Surround yourself with people who feel the same way.
10. Laugh from sharing other people's joy, not from mocking their pain.
11. Eat your vegetables and go outside and play.
12. Read.
13. Write.
14. Turn off the TV the moment any show starring someone who looks like Barbie or Ken comes on.
15. Learn how to make pancakes, lasagna and mashed potatoes from scratch.
16. Learn another language. Travel at least once to a country where that language is spoken natively.
17. Never lie during sex. There's no need to be blunt and rude, either, of course, but if something isn't working for you, say so. If something IS working for you, say so!
18. Take a road trip by yourself.
19. Get your car's oil changed regularly.
20. Make silly faces at cranky kids in the supermarket.
21. Never try to live or look like something you see in a magazine or on tv, unless you have a staff of 20 and the money to pay them.
22. Play frisbee.
23. Get massages.
24. Go easy on the caffeine. It really does make you a raging bitch.
and last but not least
25. Sleep. It's good for you, really.
1. Live, be and love as you are and don't hurt anyone while you're doing it.
2. Don't give anyone shit for living, being or loving as they are so long as they're not hurting anyone.
3. Do what you can to help others understand and employ rules #1 and #2.
A depressed person's guide to happiness in life:
1. Don't say "I love you" unless you mean it.
2. Don't get married before you're old enough to have loved and lost at least once.
3. Don't have kids until you can afford them and until you've gotten past your own childhood.
4. Don't have a pet unless you can spend time cuddling with them.
5. Don't mold yourself to other people, and don't make other people mold themselves to you.
6. Offer help when you can. Ask for help when you need it.
7. Cry when you feel like it.
8. Masturbate.
9. Value people for the size of their hearts and minds, not their wallets or waistlines. Surround yourself with people who feel the same way.
10. Laugh from sharing other people's joy, not from mocking their pain.
11. Eat your vegetables and go outside and play.
12. Read.
13. Write.
14. Turn off the TV the moment any show starring someone who looks like Barbie or Ken comes on.
15. Learn how to make pancakes, lasagna and mashed potatoes from scratch.
16. Learn another language. Travel at least once to a country where that language is spoken natively.
17. Never lie during sex. There's no need to be blunt and rude, either, of course, but if something isn't working for you, say so. If something IS working for you, say so!
18. Take a road trip by yourself.
19. Get your car's oil changed regularly.
20. Make silly faces at cranky kids in the supermarket.
21. Never try to live or look like something you see in a magazine or on tv, unless you have a staff of 20 and the money to pay them.
22. Play frisbee.
23. Get massages.
24. Go easy on the caffeine. It really does make you a raging bitch.
and last but not least
25. Sleep. It's good for you, really.
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Except the caffeine. I need it to say alive.