Looking at the Big Picture and Enjoying Life's Little Pleasures

Edit: I lost the original version of this entry because of a stupid computer reset. Now all my temporary internet files and I have to go through super-slow loading times again. Arg this PC.

Mantra # 1
Looking at the big picture, my problems seem petty.
Looking at the big picture, my problems seem petty.
Looking at the big picture, my problems seem petty.
Looking at the big picture, my problems seem petty.
Looking at the big picture, my problems seem petty.
Looking at the big picture, my problems seem petty.

Mantra # 2
When faced with troubles, try enjoying life's little pleasures.
When faced with troubles, try enjoying life's little pleasures.
When faced with troubles, try enjoying life's little pleasures.
When faced with troubles, try enjoying life's little pleasures.
When faced with troubles, try enjoying life's little pleasures.
When faced with troubles, try enjoying life's little pleasures.

Today had its share of ups-and-downs.

Sigh.. Since all the work I did was flushed down the drain a while ago, I'll just do a summary of today. :(

Ups:

• Had post-breakfast breakfast with Chris while waiting for Riva in the morning. Boutght Riva a donut.
• Took a nap comfortably inside the hospital-that-looked-like-a-hotel.
• Had some fun during the break in between Math and Basicon class when Wale turned into a stylist and tried to change my hairstyle.. Haha.. Thanks for trying, not futilely, I hope =D
• Had fun with my friends, special mention to Omar and Wale. You guys prevented me from having a depressing day. I appreciate that.

Downs:

• Found it really really hard to continue with my resolution to take things as a challenge, as things seem to be going nowhere.
• Case in point: I kept getting ignored. Again. And by people whom I consider some of my closest friends.
• Sometimes, I'd feel that everything's all right. And then one of these things would happen to me: 1. Say something then listen to it dissipate in the wind with no one listening. 2. Say something and listen to "Friend" shoot it down. 3. Say something and watch it being dismissed in the most blatant way. 4. Listen to things that really, really hurt.
• A secret: The lowest point of my day was when... Sigh.. I'll just spit it out. When "Girl" was with me but instead of talking with me, was reminded of "Other Guy." Oh well..
  
• I do not know if I am with the right set of friends. The friends whom I knew and grew close to during the past few weeks keep appearing less and less frequently, being replaced by the same friends but who sometimes, maybe unknowingly, exclude me, or ignore me. I do not know.

But as with my 2 mantras above... I must go on. Life must go on. I can't let these things bring me down. Hope is indeed a great gift.

Thank you at least to a few of my friends who have never let me down, for giving me some of life's little pleasures to enjoy in the midst of my Downs.
Thank you very much.