To get though a hard day of school, I tend to just think about what i'm going to do for the rest of the day after school is over, mostly being drawing and playing games. I also tend to get excited over little things like watching videos in classes. Like in history class we were watching a video on Ivan the Terrible, even though it was a evil and odd video I found it to be interesting and that kept me going for the day. :)

Originally Posted by Demoncat

To get though a hard day of school, I tend to just think about what i'm going to do for the rest of the day after school is over, mostly being drawing and playing games. I also tend to get excited over little things like watching videos in classes. Like in history class we were watching a video on Ivan the Terrible, even though it was a evil and odd video I found it to be interesting and that kept me going for the day. :)

Ha ha, Ivan the Terrible was a nasty old bugger. I did a research paper on him two years ago. He plucked birds whilst they were still alive, disemboweled people for the Hell of it, and was just an all around jack a**. *Shakes head* He was interesting, though, I give him that.

Tsk. Your boyfriend knows your sick and unemployed and he doesn't try to cheer you up? I'm sorry, but that is horrible of him.

yea i think so too and i tell him but he makes ridiculous excuses... one being that I need to tell him I want to hang out with him and what I want to do... O_o i've been with this guy for a year and up until recently he claimed he didnt like sitting around in rooms playing video games... people change I guess >.<

When I need to keep going and keep my motivation up, I turn to an unhealthy alternative: Red Bull.

Originally Posted by Synthetika

yea i think so too and i tell him but he makes ridiculous excuses... one being that I need to tell him I want to hang out with him and what I want to do... O_o i've been with this guy for a year and up until recently he claimed he didnt like sitting around in rooms playing video games... people change I guess >.<

Yes, sadly they do, (sadly, only if they change for the worse). And, that's annoying, a relationship goes both ways. *Sends bad juju vibes to all those who think otherwise*

If I'm having a hard day and come home grumpy or upset, I head straight to my favorite funny sites like Failblog, Comixed, YouTube, etc. and watch/read all the funny things I can.
It really does put me in a better mood, and laughing your head off for an hour or two straight is just good for the soul.

And when I'm at school and can't really do that, I try to find that one person who has the best smile.
I'll just kinda wait for them to smile, and then it makes me feel better, even if they're not smiling directly at me.

I usally get up in a good mood. Its getting through the day that sometimes gets to me. It's thinking about all I've been through and all that I have accomplished in my life. Also knowing that I will be getting up the next day and that it's all gonna be ok!

Usually the simple fact that the day will be over keeps me going. A glimpse of a more promising future is enough for me I most of the time. Sometimes I need a Starbucks Doubleshot though.

My desire to achieve the greatest amount of knowledge I can possible attain from cooking as possible. But that doesnt seem to be going as planned recently...then again, there is always somewhere that is willing to welcome a culinary school graduate to their kitchen.

This morning, what got me going was that I (sleepily while my mom was rushing out the door) promised my mom that I would do some of the dishes. Then I felt like I should keep my word, and I got up, reheated the coffee and did the dishes. ^-^ It wasn't fun, but it got me up.

As for what I lean on in hard times, I lean on Jesus. Sometimes I need my mom or (not very often) my little brother to talk me out of a situation. In the past I used to get really stuck in my head, you know? Also, having dreams and ambitions help me with school work. I could say to myself, "well, I know I could BS my way out of this essay. . .but if I really want to learn so I can be the best _______ I want to be, I need to really do it."

Well, I thought I'd just necro this thread, being that it's an interesting one ^_^ , that and it's not all that old.

ANYWAY...what kept me going today? It was pretty much the idea that it would all end and I could rest eventually.

What keeps me going in general? The ideas of rest, peace, laughter, and love.

I get my energy to start from food. Then when i find it hard to keep going, I lean on friendship, because that is where I find the best support: from my friends.

What keeps me going? Hmm.. if it's my day off from work, spending time with my bf is the one that keeps me going. Then spending time with my friends and officemates outside work follows. If it's a working day, promotion keeps me going. I'm next on the list so I always try to be at my best.

I'm always looking forward to something, even on the worst days. It might be something stupid like a video game or new CD coming out, it might be seeing my friends, or going to a concert. But I always have something happening in the not-so-distant-future that makes me want to keep going.

My goodness! I do that a lot. If I didn't, I would have given up a long time ago.

When I'm feeling really sad or mad, I usually have to wait a while before I get pleasant thoughts. I gotta take a walk or listen to some calm or fun music before I can be myself again. School (specifically other students and teachers) really stresses me. But I keep myself going when I think, "_____ more months and I'm out of here. ______ more months and I'll be done, and I'll never have to come back and see any of these people or do this work ever again."

I look forward to college, and I know that will be plenty challenging in it's own way, but I can make it different. I think about taking better classes with better teachers, learning what I want to learn and even what I don't want to. I'd like to learn new things.

When I feel shitty, I think of stuff like that. I motivate myself to keep on truckin' because if I do, I'll get to go to the school I want to go to and learn stuff I like to be able to do what I want to do.

And I know life is fraught with jerks, but at least if I'm competent at my desired career, I might not have to deal with as many incompetent, illiterate jerks as I do now. I think about a future family, future things I want.

Being around the man I love, my future, and my dog keep me going when I seem to have a bad day. :)

I look forward to talking with my boyfriend at the end of the day :yes: That always makes everyday a little bit easier!
Unless he dumped me.... Than I'd probably look forward to a rough day to get him off my mind :XD Weird reverse thar

I also look forward to breakfast with the rest of my morning friends (we're all early birds) every day, and nothing ever ruins that! ^^

If things are getting REALLY tough, I break out the coffee during the day, and a bubblebath(if the weather is bad) /hottub (if it's nice outside) at night :squee:

With all those things to look forward to, it's hard to get me down!!

I haven't really gotten going today at all. I need to. Most day, though, it's just pure determination and spite. There are just days where the world seems to have it in for me, and I just look at it, shake my fist, and keep going. If someone says, "I don't think you're gonna get it done in time," I force myself to stay up all night just to prove them wrong. And, by the way, I stay up without use of caffeine or drugs or anything. Pure force of will. And then I crash hard the moment I let myself sleep. XD

The important part of my life consists of going to college and doing odd jobs for my sibling's step-dad and grandmother for money. If I did not go to college I would feel as though my life was at a standstill because I need an education if I want to get a job to support my lifestyle. If I didn't go to work then I wouldn't have money for food and nonsense things that I do for recreational purposes. What keeps me going in college is knowing that even though I have a lot of classes to take I will eventually get through all of them and recieve my AA and hopefully transfer to a four-year college. What keeps me going to work is knowing that I wouldn't have money for anything if I didn't and almost everything costs money. It is easier for me to accomplish all these things if I have an event of some kind to look forward to on a certain day. Usually the event will be going to Little Tokyo in LA, going to the industrial club on wednesday night, or some goal I am trying to reach. If I didn't have things in my life that I enjoyed doing then there would be no point in living.

Usually what gets me up and going, or still going, is the fact that I know things are going to get better. Plain and simple. I know I'll be financially stable by October (if I'm lucky to find a job within a month or two after I graduate college) and since I'll have more money I'll be more able to relax and do things I enjoy.

to be perfectly honest, not much at the moment.

but normally it's just curiosity for what life holds for me.
i'm excited to see what's in my future, and what i make of myself. (:

Places like this, watching TV, doing stories. Sometimes nothing really helps and I get depressed.

What keeps me going is to be able to see my friends, and that I could possibly gain something from going out and facing the world.
This works most of the time =3 There are times when this fails to work, but that's when I've actually convinced myself enough that I can't gain anything/ do anything :P

Moving out of my house for good, marrying my boyfriend, graduating college, getting a GOOD job, and having lots of pets.
Seems simple, and not very profound, but, most of our favorite dreams and goals are really simple when analyzed.

what keeps me going? i dont know...i guess its the dream of having a good life in the future! and to pay back those people who helped me to become what i am now and what i'll be in the future.
i'm a working student and i love my family so much. i'm pretty lazy at times but i really do love my life and job! its just, i've been really upset recently that i havent recovered yet. due to depression, i dont like going to the office and started slacking a bit. i skip classes if am tired. i lost my purpose and ask myself why do i still wake up in the morning... but, the thought of my brothers growing up keeps me alive. i want to sustain them. i want to help them. and so i have to work hark for them.