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Sometimes I get down on myself for not being famous and having this great life etc, bu tthen I realise life is in general pretty hard and sour and we should basically be happy just to not be in complete cold misery. It may sound depressing, but this thought actually often cheers me up greatly.

― Mike Hanle y, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Why are we able to realize that our lives could be complete cold misery? Because some people are. So you're cheerful because of other people's complete cold misery. Jerk.

― Josh, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

haha! To clarify the butter, I am not saying I dance merrily becuase I am not striken with cancer, but rather I think people should not focus too much on "acheivement" and start feeling bad about themselves becuase they have not lived up to some unrealistic goals they may have set for themselves. People often hire motivational speakers, but who ever hires a contentment speaker? I'd like to see a speaker who encouraged people to just be happy to enjoy the passing days and try to do nice things.

― Mike Hanle y, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

My point here really personal and may not be understood by Josh Korbein. You see, I was reflecting one day on how death comes to all of us with no exceptions. Life cannot go on forever. When we are about to die , life's problems may seem suddenly pointless and a waste of time. We may wonder why we didnt do this or that. WHy didnt we take more chances or whatever. But the truth is, we are here usually for at least about 60 years, and we have to live like we will be here tommorrow. In reality, life is not always in our control, and we cant just do whatever we please. We are helpless inmany ways. We have to do what we must to sruvive.

― Mike Hanle y, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Hi Mike, :) Compared to the Hell going on in the world,(it could very well be us!) We should be thankful for all the blessings that we have. I thank God for seeing that I have all I need, and not letting us go through what Afghanistan is going through:( Gale

― Gale Deslongchamps, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

And yet, is it worth great discomfort and pain to accomplish some higher goals ? Is it worth studying hard to accel in school? IS it worth poverty to be an artist? Is it worth criticism to try to perform a song you wrote? Is it worth it? Is anything worth doing? Yes, I guess it is. You can live life as one who does what is necessary just to get by, or you can try to be different, better, to leave your mark. And if you struggle in vain only to be forgotten or despised? I guess at least you tried.

― Mike Hanle y, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Gale, thats kind of what I mean, but I mean it more like in terms of my own life, sometimes I feel depressed and worthless because I am not a famous, critically acclaimed recourding artist. But then I think to myself that I can still feel like I am not worth;ess and useless because maybe there are other things to judge yourself by

― Mike Hanle y, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

the world is so full of suffering... bleak, desolate , empty lives... pain, exploitation, violence, anger...corruption. Sometimes this alon e makes me think there is no God. Of course I dont become cheerful at others' misery. But I am saying often in life you can't control which cards you are dealt. You just have to make do with what you get. Some people are born to be pampered and fortunate, some born into abject poverty. But can on estill shine?

― Mike Hanle y, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

There are stories all the time of people going form rags to riches, and of rich people losing it all. But so many people get an acting job in hollywood or a record deal because their Dad was so-ad-so, and its so sad. How can we ever have talent in entertainment with nepotism? In high school they told Bruce Springsteen he was an idiot. Now he is ultra rich and famous, and critically acclaimed. WHereas MArtin Sheene (or charlie, which ever is the son)was born in to the prestige of hollywood and became a junkie waste of sperm and egg.

― Mike Hanle y, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Of course all this finger pointing leads to the underlyign reality of Mike thinking to himself "Its not my fault I am not a famous pop star" ehich may be true in some ways, but then again I coudl really put allot more effort into trying to get noticed by people. But there is the dilemma! I want to be famous and I want to be free to do whatever I want creatively! How can you do both? How can you please music business people who tell you about the "hook" and try to make you "alternative " when you just want to make music that make people feel confused and a little unnerved yet pleased and awestruck?

― Mike Hanle y, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

OH well, way too much beer was consumed tonite, and I have become overly emotional. I shall regret all this tommorrow. I have worm my heart on my sleeve. I wonder if anyone will even read any of this. My silent confidant and bartenner, ILE.

― Mike Hanle y, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Getting drunk and weepy on the internet. I feel emabarassed for you because you remind me of myself.

I too aspire to make great art, but alas my fear of mockery is my paralysis.

― RS, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

People often hire motivational speakers, but who ever hires a contentment speaker? I'd like to see a speaker who encouraged people to just be happy to enjoy the passing days and try to do nice things.

Ha, try taking Health class. They want you to say things like "I love myself unconditionally" every day when you wake up.

I think there are lots of different ways to have good lives - to be content, to achieve things, to be full of feeling all the time...but it's hard to pick which one, because you can't have all of them.

― Maria, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

i think its a reasaonable response sometimes...

― geoff, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Mr. Hanle y, I must say I read all of your words and found them heartening. Last night I was having difficulty sleeping thinking I will never know my extents the way I am living now. I will never know how great I can be, how low I could fall. The frustrating thought for me will take form in the cliched analogy of cliimbing a mountain. You can cilmb and climb and climb and you fall once and it seems all for naught---so hard to pick yourself up after that. Life is diffiicult, I have a hard time with what seems like the simplest things, i.e. talking to others. Your thought is one that cheers me up, too. I see all thses people making enormous changes and doing things I'd like to do, it just seems impossible to do sometimes and I feel overwhelmed. But really, I do have a good life. I think the most important thing for me is to be greatful. I have a very good friend, I can entertain and please myself and others, I have solved a lot of prblems in my life. I think I need to keep in mind I am young and so are you.

I really want to help others out but I am so awkward at it anyway & I don't want to objectify those I love to a set of equations to be solved or something.

I want to know more, write more, paint more, publish more, love more. I am so busy. I feel the only "extent" I know is tiredness. I have a terrible cold and have been menstruating in an unusually heavy way for over 3 weeks. I can't not go to work or school---it is finals week & all this. I can't sleep. I feel like my enrgy is draining from all my orifi.

BUT things aren't actually bad at all. I am generally happy now, I used to not be. I am greatful for this.

Well, I don't know what that meant form anyone. Do not try to ascertain a moral from this. I am glad you posted everything you did, though, Mr. Hanle y, it made me very glad and relieved.

― 1 1 2 3 5, Monday, 3 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Yes! Happiness is being understood.

― Mike Hanle y, Tuesday, 4 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Hi Mike, I read all of your posts and have been thinking. If you are a musician, why can't you make the music you like? You are looking at the wrong person for popular here but I know a person can shine, rich or poor and excell if not at one thing then another. :) A person doesn't have to be a superstar. If you have the talent for music, why not just sing in clubs and do your own ? Or donate your services to hospitals? I really don't understand the music business anyway, so there you go. Good luck to you Dave. :) Gale

― Gale Deslongchamps, Tuesday, 4 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

We care about you Mike! You shine right here :) Hugs Gale

― Gale Deslongchamps, Tuesday, 4 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

THanks Gale. I guess if you heard the music I make you woudl not tell me to play it in hospitals! I guess I just need to gather a small cult following and sell my sperm and organs for rentmoney

― Mike Hanle y, Tuesday, 4 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Hi Mike, Why not sing in hospitals? Aren't there people your age who like the kinds of music you do? I guess you like metal? Gale

― Gale Deslongchamps, Tuesday, 4 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

The thought of Hanle y singing metal in hospitals has me "laughing out loud"...

― Sean, Tuesday, 4 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

I would seriously consider deliberately breaking limbs if it meant seeing Hanle y singing metal in hospitals. [ponders "Guns'n'Roses in the hospital" jokes, decides against]

― Rebecca, Tuesday, 4 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

Hi Rebecca :) I am personally NOT a metal fan SHHHH. I have two sons that are though. At Christmas I perfer Mantovani Orchestra :) Gale

― Gale Deslongchamps, Tuesday, 4 December 2001 01:00 (twenty-two years ago) link

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