Good Days and Bad Days

[SoCal1990]

What’s your definition of having a good day versus a bad day?

 

Not leaving the house?

Too much time on AN?

Got too pissed out of your head?

Didn’t get pissed enough?

Taking a solid dump?

Not taking a dump for 3 days?

 

Or maybe it’s waking up early, feeling clear-headed, getting things done before noon, and actually enjoying your coffee instead of just chugging it. Maybe it’s one of those days when every small thing goes right like green lights on the road, your phone battery magically lasting all day, and a hot girl gives you a genuine smile.

 

Or oversleeping, feeling groggy, spilling your coffee, or getting sucked into pointless arguments online. It might drag on with plans falling through or the weather deciding to mirror your mood with grey skies and monsoon rain.

 

Maybe some days blur the line. You might get a laugh with friends but feel empty once you’re alone again. You might accomplish nothing but still feel oddly at peace. In the end, good and bad days are rarely all good or all bad it seems. Perhaps they’re just a collection of moments.

[BritManToo]

Everyday is a good day for me.

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, SoCal1990 said:

Too much time on AN?

 

so you come on to AN in bursts ... start a bunch of threads ... then disappear for months on end?

that sounds like a good strategy. 

so the forum doesn't wear you down. 

 

[save the frogs]

11 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Everyday is a good day for me.

 

Do people that positive truly exist? I guess. I won't accuse you of Pollyanna. 

[hankypankee]

Any day where you don't manage to rub one out is a full waste of a day. 

[short-Timer]

3 ladyboys, a pool filled with watermelon jello, a midget, and me in the middle. Best day ever!

[blaze master]

21 minutes ago, hankypankee said:

Any day where you don't manage to rub one out is a full waste of a day. 

 

Try using your left hand. 

[FolkGuitar]

A good day is liking what I'm doing. That's most of the days.

A bad day... unable to do what I like. This happens 2-3 times a month. I'm comfortable with that.

 

[saintdomingo]

Waking with a clear head and the rest of the body in sync does it for me. No hospital appointments helps enormously as does having financial stability. Now it's pushing 7.30, time for a shower, do some laundry, get the paper go for a cup of coffee or two (after getting dressed) and remember how good it is not having to go to work.

[atpeace]

Any day I don't let anxiety cause fictional realities.  I have enough money, in exceptional health, beautiful wife, and live in an idyllic place on the Thai/Lao border.  There are those rare moments that something triggers my mind to take control and wreck a perfect day but extremely rare that this happens.

 

Also lived in big cities while in bad relationships.  More stressful but for the most part I enjoyed these times.  I guess I'm lucky and  built to find satisfaction wherever I find myself.

[FlorC]

Going to immigration office , is a bad day.

[cdemundo]

1 hour ago, atpeace said:

Any day I don't let anxiety cause fictional realities.  I have enough money, in exceptional health, beautiful wife, and live in an idyllic place on the Thai/Lao border.  There are those rare moments that something triggers my mind to take control and wreck a perfect day but extremely rare that this happens.

 

Also lived in big cities while in bad relationships.  More stressful but for the most part I enjoyed these times.  I guess I'm lucky and  built to find satisfaction wherever I find myself.

Our darn minds are often the problems.

I read that from glucose uptake or other metabolic studies, the brain runs at full speed all the time. Explains a bit about dreaming, also about how difficult to attain the peaceful mind state.

So the brain is gonna be running I think the trick is to keep it positive.

 

The best thing for me is to have practical thoughts about working things out in day to day tasks.

Planning is also good, if I am filling a legal pad with plans it keeps my mind busy and keeps the "feeling of bad being" away and allows me to have the "feeling of well-being".

 

I have chosen to work even though I am collecting retirement. Sometimes I think about having every day free, but work seems to be good for me to keep my mind busy. I am lucky, my Thai employers treat me very well.

 

Good thread, interesting and informative.

 

 

[KhunLA]

Retired ... so any bad is my fault, so I'm kind to myself, and avoid creating them.

 

AQI 75+ doesn't put me in a good mood, as makes for a bad photo day, but, thankfully rare.   Could do with some less windy days, as keep my drones grounded.

[novacova]

2 hours ago, SoCal1990 said:

What’s your definition of having a good day versus a bad day?

Every day is a bonus.

[Stuck in Thailand]

2 hours ago, BritManToo said:

Everyday is a good day for me.

 

Yea chatting mundane <deleted> on here and counting your pennies like the cheap Charlie you are.

 

You keep living that dream.

[cdemundo]

42 minutes ago, cdemundo said:

Our darn minds are often the problems.

I read that from glucose uptake or other metabolic studies, the brain runs at full speed all the time. Explains a bit about dreaming, also about how difficult to attain the peaceful mind state.

So the brain is gonna be running I think the trick is to keep it positive.

 

The best thing for me is to have practical thoughts about working things out in day to day tasks.

Planning is also good, if I am filling a legal pad with plans it keeps my mind busy and keeps the "feeling of bad being" away and allows me to have the "feeling of well-being".

 

I have chosen to work even though I am collecting retirement. Sometimes I think about having every day free, but work seems to be good for me to keep my mind busy. I am lucky, my Thai employers treat me very well.

 

Good thread, interesting and informative.

 

 

I got a thumbs down on the post above.

Since I was talking about my own thoughts, feelings, and experiences I am baffled as to what the thumbs down is about.

I am guessing just one of the bitter old hens that hang around on AN.

[Gottfrid]

3 hours ago, SoCal1990 said:

Not leaving the house?

Too much time on AN?

Got too pissed out of your head?

Didn’t get pissed enough?

Taking a solid dump?

Not taking a dump for 3 days?

Narrow minded?

[BritManToo]

59 minutes ago, Stuck in Thailand said:

 

Yea chatting mundane <deleted> on here and counting your pennies like the cheap Charlie you are.

 

You keep living that dream.

Just had a good morning wiring 3kw of solar panels to my off grid inverter (5x580), and 1.2kw of solar panels (4x340) to my grid tie inverter. Now charging my EV should be free.

 

Lifting those 580w panels on to the rails is hard work!

[Stuck in Thailand]

7 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Just had a good morning wiring 3kw of solar panels to my off grid inverter (5x580), and 1.2kw of solar panels (4x340) to my grid tie inverter. Now charging my EV should be free.

 

Lifting those 580w panels on to the rails is hard work!

 

Haha cheers, you don't bite easily 🙂

[BritManToo]

4 minutes ago, Stuck in Thailand said:

 

Haha cheers, you don't bite easily 🙂

While replying to you a big purple butterfly flew in the window and sat beside me on the sofa, how good a day is this?

[Stuck in Thailand]

Just now, BritManToo said:

While replying to you a big purple butterfly flew in the window and sat beside me on the sofa, how good a day is this?

 

I sent it.

[Stuck in Thailand]

15 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Just had a good morning wiring 3kw of solar panels to my off grid inverter (5x580), and 1.2kw of solar panels (4x340) to my grid tie inverter. Now charging my EV should be free.

 

Lifting those 580w panels on to the rails is hard work!

 

Are they table tennis tables?

[FolkGuitar]

4 hours ago, FolkGuitar said:

A good day is liking what I'm doing. That's most of the days.

A bad day... unable to do what I like. This happens 2-3 times a month. I'm comfortable with that.

 

 

1 hour ago, cdemundo said:

I got a thumbs down on the post above.

Since I was talking about my own thoughts, feelings, and experiences I am baffled as to what the thumbs down is about.

I am guessing just one of the bitter old hens that hang around on AN.

 

Yes, I received one too, probably from the same person.

Unhappy people don't like it when others are content. 

[Negita43]

Good day - surviving till the next day.

I'll leave you to work out a bad day.

[peter zwart]

I welcome a bad day every now and then. It makes me appreciate the good days all the more.

[FolkGuitar]

12 minutes ago, peter zwart said:

I welcome a bad day every now and then. It makes me appreciate the good days all the more.

Without one, you can’t have the other. Very Taoist!

[SoCal1990]

If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast - This was a good film. Synopsis: Carl Reiner presents the stories of people in the over ninety age category who display exceptional success in combating common aspects of aging. Growing old is what you make of it. The stars of this show sing dance joke and philosophize about how to stay young at heart.

[proton]

10 hours ago, SoCal1990 said:

Taking a solid dump?

Not taking a dump for 3 days?

 

 

Rather have a good dump than sex

[bkknirvana]

A good day is a visit to my massage lady. Always ends happy! 😍👌

[BarraMarra]

After a Triple bypass and a Defib fitted in my chest im just happy waking up the next morning and being given another day.