[Iamwho]

I want to out live all the XXXholes that I am surrounded by. Some have gratefully passed on, but are still causing loved ones much pain.
I will try my best to outlive as many as I can.
I will try to help ease some of the pain they have caused, in life and after their deaths.
Strength of Purpose.
What are some of your reasons for living?

[Rohag]

Originally Posted by Iamwho

I want to out live all the XXXholes that I am surrounded by. Some have gratefully passed on, but are still causing loved ones much pain.
I will try my best to outlive as many as I can.
I will try to help ease some of the pain they have caused, in life and after their deaths.

That is most commendable, and this...

Originally Posted by Iamwho

Walking on leaves that are like crunchy clouds. Angels are powerful and strong. Your life is precious.

is sublime.

Originally Posted by Iamwho

What are some of your reasons for living?

Not an easy question for me...
Not giving in to despair is important to me.

Originally Posted by Iamwho

I want to out live all the XXXholes that I am surrounded by. ......

F___ them. this world sucks - they can outlive me and HAVE this crappy world.

[Iamwho]

Originally Posted by Useless Me

F___ them. this world sucks - they can outlive me and HAVE this crappy world.

Yeah, I feel this way sometimes.
Parts of our world are very sucky.
I do love the beauty in Nature, even after I have been harmed by it.
I am inspired by people like snowboarder Amy Purdy. She is only 19 and lost her legs to bacterial meningitis.

[Vanes1982]

I know, it gets better. Check this article, quite interesting.

Awake! Magazine, April 2014: Why Go On???Three Reasons to Keep Living
Why go on? Three reasons to keep living

[gayleggg]

I live for my daughter. She is everything to me. As long as I have her and am not a burdon to her I will try to stay alive.

[allrushmixtape]

My reasons for living:
- My Wife
- So many books I'd love to read, records I'd love to listen to, etc...
- Family (at least, the ones I know really care about me)
- George Herbert's advice: "Living well is the best revenge"
- I still have something to contribute towards making the world better, I just haven't figured out what yet.

PS: Your post also reminded me of an old Modern Lovers song called Dignified and Old -- "But I can see through this bitterness and sadness, And so I won't die, Someday I think I'll be dignified and old"

[Clara22]

I used to know the answer to your question. Now, I do not really know. Thank you for posting the question

[SeekerOfLife]

These may not be correct answers, but I live so my therapist will be proud of me.

I have hope that someday I may have more hope.

[Fuzzybear]

[gabmux]

Originally Posted by Useless Me

F___ them. this world sucks - they can outlive me and HAVE this crappy world.

Second that!

[dickens]

Thank you, allrush, for the PS quote, which is wonderful.

dickens

Originally Posted by allrushmixtape

My reasons for living:
- My Wife
- So many books I'd love to read, records I'd love to listen to, etc...
- Family (at least, the ones I know really care about me)
- George Herbert's advice: "Living well is the best revenge"
- I still have something to contribute towards making the world better, I just haven't figured out what yet.

PS: Your post also reminded me of an old Modern Lovers song called Dignified and Old -- "But I can see through this bitterness and sadness, And so I won't die, Someday I think I'll be dignified and old"

[Iamwho]

Originally Posted by Vanes1982

I know, it gets better. Check this article, quite interesting.

Awake! Magazine, April*2014: Why Go On???Three Reasons to Keep Living
Why go on? Three reasons to keep living

Lots of helpful ideas. Even though I am no longer a Christian nor do I belong to any organized religion.

[Iamwho]

Originally Posted by Clara22

I used to know the answer to your question. Now, I do not really know. Thank you for posting the question

Thanks for the cartoon! Now I don't feel so bad about being a better me.
Feel better when you are ready. Sooner, later, what ever is possible for you.

[Iamwho]

Originally Posted by gabmux

Second that!

Yep, it is so hard to keep my heart going. The person I loved the most does not like the new (more like the original) me. Luckily, the A-holes closest to me physically, are not in very good health.
My body, joints, and organs hurt, plus I have multiple scratches (from walking in the woods and my (Hubbs) dog, shingles (genital herpes?), and need glasses.
But I am determined to keep my physical form here as long as I can bear it.
I guess I need to be a Bear. My star sign is Capricorn the Goat, which seems to explain a lot. But I don't put much faith in that astrology stuff.