Reddit reviews The Book of Awesome (The Book of Awesome Series)

(I basically had my own enlightenment when it came to getting over the whole meaning of life thing. It was a combination of events and realizing it didn't really matter as much as just trying to live. And when I realized that more often than not, it's the little things throughout the day that makes us feel happy or not. It's how you interpret it too. I think of it as, why should there be some meaning to life? Why should we have the same life meaning? That's boring. This place is huge and I can pretty much do whatever I want, if I want to do it enough. As long as I'm happy with how I lived my life when I die, I don't really care if there is some grand meaning.)

No, you're not being rude at all. You're being honest. I'm taking it as a discussion because I never really got it when I was younger, I hated it. I mean I get it. I've been there, it's really hard to remember the exact process of getting out of my fog(I'm still in it, just not as deep). I've had it for a long time and I've slowly gotten to this point. I've had longish periods of time where I was doing great though, then a trigger happened and I started back over again. To help myself, I started with smiling at strangers on the street 10 years ago, I guess my trigger to start appreciating things was this book. It really opened my eyes to how many small things I like. Lately I've been working on how I carry myself and my personal/home hygeine. It's really hard sometimes when, what's the point, I'm just going here or no one ever comes over etc. come up. But, I've been a little happier for it. More willing to be social too. It's really hard (especially with ADHD) but, I'm trying. Don't really know how well I'm doing but, I'm trying at least. Haha.

I never really had anyone tell me how I could get out of this. I've had to realize a lot of things through big mistakes and realizations with chance encounters. Things my friends have done. Things I've read/experienced throughout life. It was really hard to start thinking positively, a chance encounter changed that. It's still hard though. Haha. I would probably be way better off if I would've talked to someone a long time ago. I haven't yet but, I want to.

I don't think you want to be depressed. Nobody does, like you said. That whole subject is actually really hard for me to put into words, frustratingly so because, I know what I want to say but, I can't. I've basically had to learn this all over time, certain lessons area easier kept than others though.

>Maybe I just need my "corn" moment. But even then, it just leads to things possibly being (or not being) bullshit.

That's just part of life though. You gotta take the bad to appreciate the good. Even if appreciating the good doesn't seem like much, it really could've been worse. It could've been that bullshit thing you thought was going to happen. You may see goopy piles of sunshine that you want to stare at with disdain but, really they're just goopy piles of sunshine bro.

I did come off as preachy and like what the comic describes, in terms of all the positivity and stuff, so, sorry about that. Haha. I always responded negatively to that too. Like I said, it's really hard for me to describe HOW I realized all of that, I just... did over time. Just keep working on it man! Find ways you think will help you, talk to someone if you're not already. I still don't think I can make it to the other side but, I know I have to try. If I don't.... it's the ultimate form of failure, why would I want to be a failure? So, I try. Or, at least try to convince myself to try.

Sorry ahead of time if this didn't help still. I tried to articulate my thoughts as well as I could. Haha.

The Book of Awesome
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the book of awesome is something everyone needs!

My go-to gift for all occasions is a humor or recipe/how-to book from Half Price Books and a couple small, related, items.

Examples (not necessarily for a book club, but things I've done/seen/thought of):

Jello-shot recipe book with shot glasses from goodwill and a box of jello

Cupcake recipe book with cupcake liners and sprinkles

A coffee book with a mug and some coffee

Stuff White People Like with coffee, a Wes Anderson dvd, and a Buddah figurine

The Field Guide to North American Males and binoculars

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A book on how to survive a zombie apocalypse and I think I gave her a zombie doll or something

A book on knife fighting and a couple fake knives (my father gave this to my brother)

A container gardening book with a flower pot and gardening gloves

One copy, Neil Pasricha's "Book of Awesome".

One copy, Neil Pasricha's "Book of Even More Awesome".

Spend remainder on indulgences and treats.

Use books for ever-expanding supply of awesomeness.