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Scrivener7

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10. Your argument against the second suggestion is pretty weak.

Reply to OldBaldy1701E (Original post)

Fri Aug 18, 2023, 08:38 AM

Aug 2023

You say someone suggested that one has joy but refuses to see it because one is more comfortable being sad or angry all the time.

You counter that by saying that when one is screaming about finding some joy in life, you have to say that suggestion is not valid.

I suggest that one stops screaming, and starts looking. One will find something.

Often it is a choice.

Often it is not a choice, but often it is.

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I have a question for anyone who wants to take it on. [View all] OldBaldy1701E Aug 2023 OP

Hope springs eternal in the human breast. Maybe I will find some joy tomorrow Walleye Aug 2023 #1

Life is all we know. We know not of deaths journey. pwb Aug 2023 #2

I have to say... maybe for most, but there are always some who feel the opposite. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Aug 2023 #14

We all as individuals do not amount to much but together we have pwb Aug 2023 #17

No joy in life Diamond_Dog Aug 2023 #3

Why bother? werdna Aug 2023 #4

Been trying to create that for over 45 years. It ain't happening. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2023 #15

Life events can terminate joy. Being treated unfairly. Losing the loved one. bucolic_frolic Aug 2023 #5

Look for the things for which you feel gratitude. BlackSkimmer Aug 2023 #6

This. I think gratitude is the secret of life. Scrivener7 Aug 2023 #8

I think you're right. BlackSkimmer Aug 2023 #9

We went through a truly terrible time in my family a couple of years ago. Scrivener7 Aug 2023 #11

It helps if claudette Aug 2023 #7

Now, now. I said 'joy', not 'pleasure' . OldBaldy1701E Aug 2023 #16

My claudette Aug 2023 #19

Your argument against the second suggestion is pretty weak. Scrivener7 Aug 2023 #10

Actually, I was referring to those who feel that way. OldBaldy1701E Aug 2023 #18

Find someone or something that needs help. Help them. And spending time in nature if you can find i 1WorldHope Aug 2023 #12

LOL. It's not a book. It is more a penny dreadful... about five pages long. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Aug 2023 #13