I’m doing all three. To quote National Lampoon’s Radio Dinner:
“You are a fluke of the Universe.
You have no right to be here
and whether you can hear it or not
The Universe
Is laughing behind your back.”
Kinda puts things into perspective for me.
Run for your local city council. Or school board.
Jimmy Buffet wrote these as the moral to his short story about Freddy and the Fishsticks in Tales From Margaritaville. I’m the eternal optimist (and Parrothead), so I give them here, wiith full credit where due.
**Jimmy Buffet’s
Margaritaville Lessons of Life
Lesson One:**
Never forget – they are always the enemy.
Lesson Two:
Just remember, assholes are born that way, and they usually don’t change.
Lesson Three:
You do not want to go to jail.
Lesson Four:
When you take this job seriously, you’re in trouble.
Lesson Five:
It takes no more time to see the good side of life than it takes to see the bad.
Lesson Six:
If you decide to run with the ball, count on fumbling and getting the shit knocked out of you; but never forget how much fun it is just to be able to run with the ball.
mustcheerupBosda!
Reasons to be happy
[ul]
[li]Human rights are spreading more rapidly than ever before[/li][li]Roughly half the world’s governments are liberal democracies[/li][li]more and more people are getting educated worldwide[/li][li]many avoidable diseases and diseases in general are being treated[/li][li]Even though the US is becoming a haven for fanatics, the rest of western civilization is not[/li][li]You can always go to the store and buy some gum (George Carlin reference)[/li][/ul]
In all seriousness, Bosda, even if you can’t improve the state of the world, try encouraging positive change in your neck of the woods:
Tell someone that you care about them.
Re-initiate an old friendship.
Commit a charitable act, and not necessarily an anonymous one. Wanting recognition for good deeds is acceptable, even if expecting re-payment isn’t.
Plant something that will bloom, and that you will see every day. Perennials are best; a tree is even better.
And if all seems black still, square your shoulders, plant your feet firmly on the ground, grit your teeth and get back into the ring. If you’re going to go down, go down swinging.
I feel better.
[ol]
[li]Got some sunshine.[/li][li]Drank a lot of water (I was very dehydrated)[/li][li]Ate a meal (low blood sugar = The Blues)[/li][li]Reflected on the kind/wise words of the SDMB Crew. :)[/li][li]Took a little Saint John’s.[/li][li]And, for schadenfreude value, watched a Shrieky Real Estate Lady On A Cellphone slop red sauce all over herself at my favorite Italian buffet. At’l teach her not to hold up the lunch line so she can take a call.[/li][/ol] 
Thank you.
You are all kind. 
You have US!
(Wait, did I just make things worse?)
watches Bosda flee screaming into the distance Huh…
Can you spread some of that sunshine to me? I am understandably feeling pretty low right now.
Kythereia, unless you give us the reason why you are unhappy, I don’t see how we can, save for the fact that The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow.
P.S. Lady of the Lake, thanks for the kind words.
See the thread “I got laid off” for reference. snogs Scott for good measure
Many sorrys, K, & a hug. {{{}}}
Did I do the hug thing right? 
Awwwwwwwwwwwwww.
You’re one of my favorite dopers! You can’t be depressed!
Just ignore the world at large and focus on what matters most: your own life. If you go examining the world, you will find a billion issues that need attention but for which you can do nothing effective. Improve your life, improve the lives of others, and you would have been a great human being. Simple!
WRS
Thanks, Bosda. snogs and hugs tightly
I will now stop hijacking your thread and give you some very hot chicks to cheer you up. 
snogs and smooches WeRSauron, too Shhh, I’m trying not to hijack Bosda’s thread anymore…
Here’s fourminutes that gave me hope.
Kythereia needs to learn the difference between chicks and ducklings!
Damnit, Nurse! When I see a porno, I damn well want to see the money shot! That didn’t contain the least shot of the senator’s face, or (his lack of a) responce. Will you please provide contextural background for this?
You have Zoidberg.
You all have Zoidberg!
Cheer up, man. The statistical likelihood of a good thing happening is increasing even as bad things keep coming.
“Always look on the bright side of life…”
