This country, as it was founded, has been gone for a long time. We’re whistling past the graveyard trying to ‘save’ something that has been effectively dead for years already.
What to do now? Live your life. That’s what I’m doing. I know this country is going in the crapper, but if you think Mitt Romney was the answer to stopping that, you need to start accepting reality and admit that he wasn’t going to really make the fundamental changes that are necessary.
At the beginning of this year, I was in a very dark place in my personal life. The relationship with my wife of many years crumbled and even though I tried as hard as I could to repair it, it wasn’t fixable. I was alone, miserable, clinging to the past, and feeling like things were hopeless.
Then, I met someone who turned all of that around and has given me everything I ever wanted and shown me that things are possible that I had never even considered. If I hadn’t gone to that dark place and clawed my way out, I never would be where I am now, which is a place where I am truly happy for the first time in way too long to admit.
I’m too damn happy in my little world to let the big world that I can’t control dictate how I feel. I’m a self-made business owner raising a child in a world where the US is effectively dead, so there are a lot of worries. We’re planning to bring another child into this messed up world in the very near future and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t have worries about that. But I’m not going to let Obama or RINOs or anyone else stop me from doing what is right for me and my family and I’m not going to let anyone, especially some politician I’ve never met, dictate whether I’m happy or not.
I’m happy and I’m going to stay that way. Anyone who tries to get in the way of that is going to find out exactly how serious I am about staying that way.
Someone should reprint this and send it to everyone on FR.
Good for you. There is a lot more to life than this election. Keep your head up. Storms come and go. Your post is an good example of how we need to keep moving and shake off the bad times.
Thank you for sharing that story. Although I don’t agree with you regarding Romney (I was a Newt guy before we got Romney), I am happy for you.
My bride and I continue to be madly in love, but I can relate to your story. She is my 3rd wife and we have been together for over 40 years — she is my guardian angel.
My best friend is living through a “dark place” right now. After 43 years, his high school sweetheart has left him and filed for divorce. He is a wreck. At the moment, I am the only one in his world. He is making progress and I have been trying to help him get through this storm. He is a good man and I believe that he will eventually find someone.
Cheers.....