the kindness of strangers

i recently read this comment on one of my blogs:

"Hey. You don't know me but while I was perusing the wall of the "I don't care how comfortable crocs are, you look like a dumbass" facebook page, I clicked your name from the 1million+ fans. I thought you were an old friend of mine and clicked the blog to discover that you are not in fact that friend.

However, interestingly enough, we are/were going through very similar shit, and I see a great deal of myself/thoughts in you. At least the me a year or two ago. I was very depressed and a substantial portion of that was due to circumstances out of my control.

All I can tell you as a fairly objective observer is that I genuinely sympathize with you and your situation, your thoughts, and pessimistic outlook on things at the moment. I wish you and your mom the best and urge you to do whatever you can to try to look at things more positively and enjoy every second with your mom and everyone you interact with for that matter.

I've surrounded myself with the people I love, with the things I love to do, and changed my outlook on life. I've by no means got life figured out, but I can safely say that I am immensely happier than I was a few years ago. Life can be very very difficult and unfair, but all you can do is live for the moments when it seems beautiful.

Hang in there,
J"


and i must say, i am sincerely thankful for whoever posted that.

i can honestly say that this anonymous suggestion has helped more than any of the "i'm sorry for you, if you need me i'm here for you, blah blah blah" things that most people try to do or say.

and i think despite the bullshit going on right now, its possible to be a little more optimistic.

thanks J


and also, stuff like this keeps me sane: