Giving Up All Hope

I've been introduced to this philosophy recently and after living it for a week, I must say that it's a lot better than I thought it would be.

I've been going through a rough emotional time for the last week centered around people trying to hurt me, family health problems, and uncertainty about my path.

A friend told me, "Just Give Up. You'll be a lot happier."

I tried it and gave up. I pushed away people that didn't need to be in my life, started accepting that I'm eventually going to lose some people close to me in my family, and began trudging through life however I pleased.

A week later, I'm pleasantly surprised. Without having any expectations from people or events in my life, everything good that happens feels more like a blessing. I also cherish these things the more they happen too.

I've somehow become more social, I guess because I don't expect anything and have made a few more friends. I met a girl that wants to form a Salsa class at her school and wants me to start attending. I also received word today that my job will be training me to do more and will likely be giving me a raise and more hours.

Losing All Hope is True Freedom, then you can do what you want.

"It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything."
-Chuck Palahniuk