Evaluate Your Life: October 19

dark_crystal · 10-19-2010, 08:23 AM

education- achieved, success- achieved, family- at peace, personal life?????

*sigh*

i wish i hadn't spent 23 years going in ever-tighter, -faster, -wilder, and -riskier circles; but i am thankful for finally seeing the path to- and understanding the neccessity of- owning my choices and seeing how those choices have created my circumstances, and therefore how i have chosen my circumstances.

specifically- after breakdown and hospitalization at the age of 17, i was asked by my parents at my release whether i wanted to continue my treatment. i chose not to. that means i have to re-do it all now and it is BEYOND IRRITATING to have to put my life on hold at the age of 40!

i must now allow that owning this, while it removes the ultimate responsibility from the negligent caregivers of my youth, does not mean that i did not have the right to expect more.

specifically- it is reasonable to expect that parents of a recently suicidal/hospitalized 17-year-old might not have left the decision about whether to continue treatment up to her.

verdict: i am not where i wish i was, but i am headed in the right direction and making real, concrete, verified-by-treatment-team progress every single day.

dark_crystal · 10-19-2010, 08:29 AM

having just evaluated my life, i WANTED to say what a great idea "Evaluate Your Life Day" is!

BUT
i went to the website of the creators and i just thought this was really really tacky:

Please note! All holidays created by Thomas & Ruth Roy, under the name of Wellcat Holidays & Herbs, are, indeed, copyrighted. If you wish to make use of them in any fashion, for profit, we respectfully request that you contact us for appropriate contract arrangements. If, on the other hand, you wish to use them in some non-profit fashion, we still would request you contact us, to ensure permission. Be sure to visit the wonderful pages of our Wellcat Herbs portion of this web site! We offer some truly fine products. Now accepting VISA & MasterCard

Of course in the US everyone has the right to profit from their ideas, but i can't help it and can't explain it- that totally rained on my "Evaluate Your Life Day" parade...

jenny · 10-19-2010, 08:40 AM

You're absolutely right -- TOTALLY tacky!!

I heard about "Evaluate Your Life Day" on the news this morning, in a brief spot they did. They did NOT mention the website, but when I ran "Evaluate Your Life Day" through Google this morning, for some more info, it referenced that website, so I added it in to the post because I figured they deserved the credit.

But yeah, the whole "for profit" thing has harshed my mellow. Bleh.

Quote:

Originally Posted by dark_crystal

having just evaluated my life, i WANTED to say what a great idea "Evaluate Your Life Day" is!

BUT
i went to the website of the creators and i just thought this was really really tacky:

Please note! All holidays created by Thomas & Ruth Roy, under the name of Wellcat Holidays & Herbs, are, indeed, copyrighted. If you wish to make use of them in any fashion, for profit, we respectfully request that you contact us for appropriate contract arrangements. If, on the other hand, you wish to use them in some non-profit fashion, we still would request you contact us, to ensure permission. Be sure to visit the wonderful pages of our Wellcat Herbs portion of this web site! We offer some truly fine products. Now accepting VISA & MasterCard

Of course in the US everyone has the right to profit from their ideas, but i can't help it and can't explain it- that totally rained on my "Evaluate Your Life Day" parade...

dark_crystal · 10-19-2010, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jenny

You're absolutely right -- TOTALLY tacky!!

I heard about "Evaluate Your Life Day" on the news this morning, in a brief spot they did. They did NOT mention the website, but when I ran "Evaluate Your Life Day" through Google this morning, for some more info, it referenced that website, so I added it in to the post because I figured they deserved the credit.

But yeah, the whole "for profit" thing has harshed my mellow. Bleh.

heh. this is still an EXCELLENT thread though!!!! We'll just use it to observe "Evaluate Your Life (Gay*)" instead of "Evaluate Your Life Day"

* which is not meant to be non-inclusive of those on the site who do not identify as "gay"! it just rhymes!

10-19-2010, 08:23 AM	#1
dark_crystal Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: jenny Preferred Pronoun?: babygirl Relationship Status: First Lady of the United SMH Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,445 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,532 Thanked 26,550 Times in 4,688 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	education- achieved, success- achieved, family- at peace, personal life????? sigh i wish i hadn't spent 23 years going in ever-tighter, -faster, -wilder, and -riskier circles; but i am thankful for finally seeing the path to- and understanding the neccessity of- owning my choices and seeing how those choices have created my circumstances, and therefore how i have chosen my circumstances. specifically- after breakdown and hospitalization at the age of 17, i was asked by my parents at my release whether i wanted to continue my treatment. i chose not to. that means i have to re-do it all now and it is BEYOND IRRITATING to have to put my life on hold at the age of 40! i must now allow that owning this, while it removes the ultimate responsibility from the negligent caregivers of my youth, does not mean that i did not have the right to expect more. specifically- it is reasonable to expect that parents of a recently suicidal/hospitalized 17-year-old might not have left the decision about whether to continue treatment up to her. verdict: i am not where i wish i was, but i am headed in the right direction and making real, concrete, verified-by-treatment-team progress every single day. __________________

10-19-2010, 08:29 AM	#2
dark_crystal Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: jenny Preferred Pronoun?: babygirl Relationship Status: First Lady of the United SMH Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 5,445 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,532 Thanked 26,550 Times in 4,688 Posts Rep Power: 21474856	having just evaluated my life, i WANTED to say what a great idea "Evaluate Your Life Day" is! BUT i went to the website of the creators and i just thought this was really really tacky: Please note! All holidays created by Thomas & Ruth Roy, under the name of Wellcat Holidays & Herbs, are, indeed, copyrighted. If you wish to make use of them in any fashion, for profit, we respectfully request that you contact us for appropriate contract arrangements. If, on the other hand, you wish to use them in some non-profit fashion, we still would request you contact us, to ensure permission. Be sure to visit the wonderful pages of our Wellcat Herbs portion of this web site! We offer some truly fine products. Now accepting VISA & MasterCard Of course in the US everyone has the right to profit from their ideas, but i can't help it and can't explain it- that totally rained on my "Evaluate Your Life Day" parade... __________________