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Monday, September 17, 2012

And that's precisely why you buy the book

There's been a lot of why bother going around. Many days I feel the Grand Marshalette of that particular parade. Self-defeat thy name is Lisa.

I was preaching the gospel of get out there and try to Nate the other day. We were commuting together and he was going through the litany of things he wants to do, but doesn't think he'd be successful doing. This nearly seventeen year old boy is already a master at negative self-talk. Oy vey.

I don't have to look far to see which donkey's ass on which to pin the blame for that.

I'm the anti-Stuart Smalley. I stand in front of the mirror and tell myself that I'm never good enough, never smart enough and holy fuck, do you know how many people don't like you?

Then I lean forward and try to rub the line out from between my eyes.

Why bother writing?
Why bother talking?
Why bother listening?
Why bother voting?
Why bother fighting?
Why bother loving?
Why bother trusting?
Why bother trying?
Why bother?
Why?
Why?
Why?

Do it anyway. DO it anyway. Do IT anyway. Do it ANYWAY. DO IT ANYWAY.


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21 comments:

  1. willSeptember 17, 2012 at 5:22 PM

    It's OK. Whatever you think needs doing, it's already been done by approximately 675,000,000 +/- 10,000,000 people since 1850.

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  2. Sarah WSeptember 17, 2012 at 5:34 PM

    Gosh darn it, Lisa, we like you!

    And we ain't chopped liver.

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    1. UnknownSeptember 17, 2012 at 6:37 PM

      Also, the line between your eyes, indicating thought? We like that too.

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    2. AnonymousOctober 14, 2012 at 2:12 PM

      Never, never eliminate the line indicating thought!

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  3. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©September 17, 2012 at 6:18 PM

    When the log rolls over we will all be dead.
    ~

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  4. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2012 at 6:22 PM

    Wait, I thought that was why we should always leave a note?

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  5. Randal GravesSeptember 17, 2012 at 6:36 PM

    Cash would convince me so much more.

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  6. D.September 17, 2012 at 6:50 PM

    Sigh. Can we throw this into a time machine and send it to 2002?

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  7. Life As I Know It NowSeptember 17, 2012 at 7:56 PM

    I can relate to all of this only too well. One way of solving this, as far as politics goes anyway, is if we all get together to change things but that's so hard to do and so it rarely happens and yet it is not impossible. It has happened before and can happen again. Second, I do take comfort in trying to do my best to love myself as well as others. That extended love is what I consider my spirituality and it doesn't need a god to happen.

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  8. susanSeptember 17, 2012 at 8:36 PM

    Crow says, 'When faced with a hard shelled nut, you must keep chipping away til it cracks. Meanwhile, help your friends keep smiling.. even if it's a snarky one like Randal's'.

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  9. Brian MillerSeptember 17, 2012 at 10:33 PM

    hey you should be a motivational speaker...smiles....def have to work on the self talk...we will talk ourselves out of anything given half the chance....do it anyway.

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 17, 2012 at 11:22 PM

    yes, yes, yes!!!

    do it anyway, because it makes you feel good!!

    (alright, maybe don't give that advice to a 17 year old boy--but, for the adults, it rings true.)

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  11. Francis HuntSeptember 18, 2012 at 2:12 AM

    I did it anyway and look where it got me!

    Actually, when I think about it, I'm happy enough about where I am ... :-)

    As I often say to my daughters, "Don't do anything I wouldn't do (and that gives you a lot of leeway)!"

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  12. DebSeptember 18, 2012 at 7:59 AM

    I love you Lisa. This post resonates with my today. Can you send me another tomorrow? And the day after?

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  13. Professor ChaosSeptember 18, 2012 at 7:31 PM

    I fall into that same trap a lot of times. I'm actually amazed that I've kept up my blog for as long as I have.

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  14. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2012 at 8:38 PM

    I tried to add my ditto under Averil's comment but it wouldn't take. You, we love.

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  15. lisahgoldenSeptember 20, 2012 at 6:23 AM

    Awww! Thank you, gang. I appreciate the love.

    P.S. Things are temporarily changed at work so my online time is compressed, hence the bad manners of not responding, not being at your places so much.

    xoxo

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  16. intelliwenchSeptember 20, 2012 at 6:55 AM

    Thanks, intellikid & I needed that!!!

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  17. kkrynoSeptember 20, 2012 at 3:22 PM

    You're speaking my thoughts all too well with this one. Thanks for being here!

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  18. meleah rebeccahSeptember 20, 2012 at 9:53 PM

    Oh yes, I've had my share of anti-Stuart Smalley funks too. I hope yours passes quickly.

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