After years of sadness and depression, I realized something.

Good for you.

Thank you for sharing.

Now excel!

Keep it up man. You're on the right path. And for anyone that is looking for some guidance or direction, this is the direction to move towards.

Every man needs only 3 things:

Something to do

Someone to love

Something to look forward to

Don't look at each day afraid of what you might not be able to accomplish, rather relish the opportunity to move forward. Pretend you're already a zero-nothing is owed to you and the world does not care. Take a shot, get in the game before it passes you by

RejectRunner wrote:

it flows and it crashes.

be water my friend

We write the script though.

Your teenage angst is common and will pass. Focus on your education above all, and the rest will sort itself out.

RejectRunner wrote:

And no matter what I have done or what has happened, I have no control over life.

Uh, this is kind of false. You have control over you. You don't necessarily have control over others. If your life is shit, change things up. One of the things that cheers me up is traveling. So I just go and do it.

RejectRunner wrote:

I exhausted my mental and physical state by replaying these thoughts of which really have no relevance. Fights, arguments, loss, separation etc... learned to let go of my past and try to look for future opportunities. For a 15 year old, the amount I worried was completely unacceptable. It was so wierd, the panic attacks in the middle of races and the fact I just couldn't let things go. And no matter what I have done or what has happened, I have no control over life. I feel peace and a calm flowing enegry going through me.

It's like being high on life, which is really just a joke. There is no goal, it's just life. It goes and leaves, it flows and it crashes. All you can do is sit there and watch the sh** happen.

Look to God for you answers man. He controls everything and has a plan. Christianity and following God with everything you have gives you a peace of mind that is true.

Mustache ride wrote:

Every man needs only 3 things:

Something to do

Someone to love

Something to look forward to

Don't look at each day afraid of what you might not be able to accomplish, rather relish the opportunity to move forward. Pretend you're already a zero-nothing is owed to you and the world does not care. Take a shot, get in the game before it passes you by

Well done.

Thanks for all the positivity boys! Working for a better future now, and trying to grind in academics as well as XC, but whatever happens happens.

Mustache Ride - All three of those things you wrote explain how I feel about running nowadays, gonna try and find other things to do too man.

Exthrower- Law of attraction? I was just reading about that, I'm gonna try it out.

Look at God, look at the Stoics, look anywhere.

All you need is something to believe in, and to move forward. Don't let your mind drag you down, or drag your running down. Use your running to push you, and your mind forward. That's all it is.

RejectRunner wrote:

Exthrower- Law of attraction? I was just reading about that, I'm gonna try it out.

^ I fully subscribe to this. In most cases, we get the life we deserve.

Another teenager discovers weed.

Lol @ this guy. No wonder you live in a fantasy land.

exthrower wrote:

Believe it or not.....Our thoughts actually create our reality.....They become real...That'a why controlling our thinking is so important.

There's a line in an old Eagles song "Take It Easy" ('72) that says it best:

"Don't let the sound of your own wheels drive you crazy."

I can't believe that was 45 years ago!

RejectRunner wrote:

I feel peace and a calm flowing enegry going through me...There is no goal, it's just life. It goes and leaves.

It's all about acquiescing to the moment and universal signals. Which I think you're already starting to do, my friend. The issue with needing to have something to look forward to ...well, it's an addiction. You can be comfortable in the present, the 'here and now', w/o needing anything. Btw, these things that have plagued you...I'm pretty sure that's the stuff that gets us all. That's the human condition.

Keep it up dude.

what you make of it wrote:

exthrower wrote:

Life is a 'stage'....and we are but the actors....

We write the script though.

Only partly. It's important to not let that mentality sink in too deeply and to remember that there are many things in life over which we have no control. A lot of people let a "control freak" mentality take over their lives and it usually leads to unrealistic expectations, disappointment, and anxiety. Accepting that there are forces we are powerless against, which is not necessarily a bad thing, is a crucial step for happiness IMO. It is a careful balancing act to temper acceptance with the recognition of the things we do have power over.

Bob Washington wrote:

Look to God for you answers man. He controls everything and has a plan. Christianity and following God with everything you have gives you a peace of mind that is true.

Watvh you might trigger some libt&rds and be called a rascist.

MAGA!!!God fesring white people are back in the power seat,