From Negative Nancy to Happy Optimist

in #hive-1664083 years ago

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A few months ago I was living in a house that was completely destroyed. The washing machine flooded the furnace room every day, most of the windows were broken and the holes were covered with cardboard. The kitchen sink had a garden hose instead of a faucet, and all of the walls were covered in drawings and writing. The rent was not paid in 3 months, we risked getting evicted 24/7. I had no income, and not a speck of motivation to find a job and work. Riddled with worry about getting arrested because I had warrants, a 24/7 risk of homelessness in the middle of winter, and none of my family trusted me at all. I left the day the electricity got shut off.

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I got blessed with a friend that I met through a guy that was living in the house with me. We ended up having a ton in common, and he wanted to help me get out of the slums, and get on my feet. This event was life-changing, but let me get on with the post.

A few major changes happened, I'm still not perfect, but I completely turned my life around as a result of a simple personality change. I started helping others and being selfless instead of selfish. I became grateful for what I had and started putting up with situations I didn’t care for but had no control over. The biggest change was that I corrected my negative thoughts, and speech whenever I noticed it going on. I labeled myself Anti-social before this, thinking how much I hate people, but it just wasn’t true. I realized, I did enjoy social interaction, I just didn’t like the reactions I got due to my terribly flawed way of socializing 😁. I was a huge complainer, and extremely negative. I pushed others away because my mood brought theirs down too. After a couple of months of work, I think completely differently than I did. I still have to correct myself from time to time, but I'm a different person entirely.

I had these things pointed out to me over the years, and I ignored it all several times. I started moving away from the degenerate lifestyle and started listening to others. I started to slowly make the changes above, over the course of 2 ½ to 3 months. I was still drinking a bit, and dabbling in drugs here and there, mostly just weed, but it was nothing compared to before. I stopped drinking completely one day because I was tired of waking up feeling like shit every day. I finally came to a decision on the warrants ordeal. I turned myself in, went to rehab. I instantly started making the progress mentally that I needed to turn my life around.

Life changes so fast, we have no way of knowing what's around the corner. For one, Hive has great potential to hit mainstream popularity & use. If Hive hits some crazy number, we will be good for life financially, probably still Hive blogging, and laughing at the way things turned out.

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I have been feeling great lately. Today is officially 1 month sober, as my clean date is 2/26/2022! I currently am having a wonderful day, sober, listening to Longmont Potion Castle(crazy prank call albums), with the windows open, capturing the essence of rain in my room, enjoying the sweet refreshing sound and smell. It’s been a long while since I have felt this comfortable, content, without drugs, or even a little weed. I am in comfy town right now.

I have spent most of the day watching true crime videos on Youtube, then diving into strange Youtube and google searches as a result of my memory coming back, and I can finally recall things again. I did 3 hours of training at my new job(Pizza place) and it went great, the job is super easy, and I seem to have everything going for me right now(usually disaster follows right about now). I am now finishing up this blog and playing Splinterlands. A buddy from The Terminal Discord helped me with some Dark Energy Crystals so I could start renting cards.

Thanks for reading! Here is a picture of the cactus my mother got me :). Please vote, comment, and reblog. Have a wonderful day my friends!

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Here is a very strange, almost stalemate (if that existed in Splinterlands) match I just played.
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_c725c743cd0ad49670ffde736f018de2&ref=squids


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Congrats to you first month :-) its so important having nice people like the Terminaltors ;-) around supporting you.
Any change in life is difficult but worth it
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Thank you for the support <3 it has been getting better everyday. Hive is my new vice heehee :)

What a positive, upbeat post! "BRAVO!" to you for what you are accomplishing! 😃

Man you have endured so much ! Proud that you are getting on top

I started helping others and being selfless instead of selfish.

That is the best way to be, and when karma kicks in!

I am a positive person and learnt to ditch negativity and negative people and situations from my life.
This is an awesome post and you really have turned your life around 180 degrees. Congratulations on your new job and your sobriety.

Long may it continue brother😁👏🙏

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Truly inspirational story.

Thanks for sharing your experience with us!
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Sounds like you continue to make progress, and you should be proud of yourself... I know many are, here on the Blockchain, as well as in the House of Help...(@theterminal). Congratulations on your new pizza job; my son's first job was at Pizza Hut... curious how this place compares. More of a local "Mom and Pop" place?

From your post:

I stopped drinking completely one day because I was tired of waking up feeling like shit every day.

I have memories of slamming shots at 2 a.m., then coming to walking down a sidewalk at noon. Mind you... this was during my time in the service. But still... regardless of where, or why... too much, sometimes is just that... too much. (Unless it's positive energy).

Keep staying positive my friend... thank you for using my #thoughtfuldailypost TAG!

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It's a michigan family founded chain. My store is all family, but not related to the founding family(different location). There is brother in law, 2 sisters and a niece that works here i believe. Very relaxed environment, lots of time to browse the Hive blockchain :).


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  • Congratulations @squids your story really inspired me this morning. I have been through a lot lately, but with your story I believe there's hope for me. Keep growing Bro.

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