What do you do to uplift yourself when you feel so hopeless in life?

Answer 1

You have to pray because God is the only hope.

Loving God
protect me with
Your Love,
Prevent others
from viewing me with hostility.
Never allow
the negativity of others
to influence my life
or affect my destiny.


Oh how much good
I've lost
in losing control
of my anger;
such a large portion of life,
so much growth
I've let slip from my hands
by allowing my burning thoughts
to get better of me.
God,
teach me to let go.

God of wonders,
You've given me
the most wonderful
of all gifts--
the gift of free will.
May my will never deviate
from Your holy Will.
Guide me always,
so that all the choices I make
are good ones---
choices that are
in harmony with Your Will,
as long as I live.

God of unfathomable goodness,
the history of human agony
haunts my soul;
ashes, blood, and cries
pierce my heart;
diabolic schemes of oppressors
plague my mind.
Grand me an extra measure of
strength,
understanding
and faith
to help me find You--
to discover Your Light
midst the blinding dread,
through the revolving horror.

God, perfect God--
You created me
destined for perfection;
how far have I wandered
from that destiny!
How much of my purity
have I squandered
through careless, thoughtless,
self-centered behavior--
behavior wanting in morality
and holiness.

Overcoming Doubt

My vision is distorted,
loving God of truth.
I want to see clearly,
but my heart leads me
through twisted, convoluted paths
of misunderstood impressions.
Straighten those paths
so that I can strengthen myself
in the conviction of my beliefs.


Troubles

Kind, Loving, Mighty God:
Stretch out Your hand
to strengthen me.
Lift me up
from my abyss;
right my wrongs;
turn my every failure
into success.
Look upon my troubles
and say,
"Enough!"


Oh, God
Your Creation resonates
with holy sounds
Let me hear them all.
Let them penetrate my heart
and rouse my senses;
the jangle of a charity box;
the voice of an faithful teacher;
even the intonation
of my own sign
when I cry out to You--
all these sounds are holy.
Oh, God
let my heart hear them all
and be uplifted.

Ruler of the World,
grant me truth!
Spare me from the lies of others,
Help me stop myself
from lying
to others
Save me
from lying to myself,
and spare me
from the lies
of my own illusions.
Oh, God
never let me live a lie,
even for only a moment.

Center of all existence
help me find the way
to that sacred sanctuary
within myself,
to that precious center of my existence.
Help me discover
my place in the World--
that space where I truly belong,
that space which belongs
unconditionaly to me
Dear God,
I've wandered for so very long,
Help me find my way
home.

Answer 2

Put on some of my favorite music, do something that makes me happy or smile..I am going to be baking sugar cookies tomorrow and playing a new Trans-Siberian Orchestra CD I just bought...if that does not do it, nothing will! Oh and I have the cookie cutters as well as the red and green sprinkles for the tops!

Answer 3

Honestly the best thing for me if I start feeling down or hopeless about things, I get my body movin', blood flowin' and release some endorphins. Natural highs are great. :D

Answer 4

First of all I pray. Then I just spend time with family and friends, or I listen to music, or play piano. Music always makes me feel better. I also can always trust ice cream to taste good! ;)

Answer 5

I go through mt photo albums of my daughter and my fiance. It makes me feel like Im here on this earth for a reason and gives me hope for tomorow.

Answer 6

When I am down, I listen to music or take a walk.

Answer 7

I think praying helps me when I'm feeling depressed or discouraged.

Answer 8

watch Maury and his retarded guest.
watch Oprah and Dr. Phil
Ive always have to remind myself that they are lots of people in bad situation and that are less fortunate than me and i should always count my blessings.

Answer 9

uhh ohh I try to do as much sex as I can in a day and drink red wine

Answer 10

I read or be with the people that I love.