There Are Bad Times Just Around The Corner...

[hantsbear]

One thing that bothers me at the moment, is that I constantly feel I am looking over my shoulder for The Next Bad Thing To Happen.  I know it's out there, just waiting to trip me up when I least expect it, ready to send my crashing back down to earth again.  Oh, it would be so much better if it were The Next Good Thing To Happen, but the size and voraciousness of all the Bad Things that have happened lately seem to eclipse the Good Things.

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[hantsbear.livejournal.com]

Problem is I know that, but there's been so much crap this last year it seems to overwhelm the positive, good stuff... and there's the very real possibility I'm not going to be able to get over to the US as much as I used to :(

[holy13nation.livejournal.com]

I do believe that if you think bad things are a-coming they invariably do.
I try to believe the same thing about good things but my inherent cynicism gets in the way.
However, I actually think that is the case...I'm just not very good at believing it.

[holy13nation.livejournal.com]

Fuck, did I just post that?
That's what stopping drinking does to you...fucking Pollyanna...

[hantsbear.livejournal.com]

yup, I agree... the inherent cynic in me gets in the way of the goodstuff vibe too...

hope you're on the mend... we should meet up when I'm settled again...

[beastbriskett.livejournal.com]

It may not help much, but I know the feeling of impending doom.

You're focusing on the low points. The ocean of life has waves. You just need to look for the peaks.

[hantsbear.livejournal.com]

Iceberg!

[tigerbeard.livejournal.com]

I think it's function of being exposed to too many crap things. I went through a similar experience a couple of years ago - to the extent that if something good happened I would brace myself for the inevitable 'smack down' that I was convinced would follow it.

It's been my experience that life is pretty cyclic - Tough it out, things will improve. (I find that corny C&W and custard creams help).

[hantsbear.livejournal.com]

But one custard cream leads to another custard cream, leads to another, leads to another... leads to feelings of guilt about the amount of carbohydrate, fat and salt consumed...!!!