Share YOURS…
What makes up YOUR :30 Seconds?  Here’s my short list:Â
Life•Birth•Children•Friends•Loss•Happiness• Parents•Beer•Learning•Meeting•Wins•Hurt•Opportunity•
Anger•Sadness•Laughter•Tears•Success•The Best Meal Ever•Death•Regret•Teaching Working•Music•Idols•Failures•Love•Hate•Fear Courage•EmbarassingMoments•Chance Meetings•Compassion…
Add Your Own And I’ll Post Them With A Link To Your Blog. (If you have one…)
Don’t be shy…let it all hang out and tell us how and what you do to get the most out of your life. I have no doubt it will impact someone. Probably someone you’ll never meet. Then again…Â
AK 
i utilize the good moods.
after all, no human is ever going to be happy all the time, and if someone out there is please contact me and tell me how you do it. i’ll buy it if its less than 19.99/month.
when i say utilize, i mean, i call people, dance, exercise, go take care of things i’ve been putting off… when i’m in a bad mood, i wait. one thing i’ve learned from recovery is that bad moods pass, so does despondency; unless, that is, you try to fix yourself. this, no matter what your self-diagnosis or self-medication is, will get a person in trouble.
Not try to fix yourself? Really? Please…more information on that. Seems like all self-help books and guru’s are all about “fixing” onesself. I want to know more, Jen.
it’s big business to sell happiness, everyone from drug dealers to the self-help industry are eager to cash in on it. people hate feeling bad.
the fact is, the human condition involves a variety of emotions, and emotions are not logical things. sometimes a person will get in a bad mood, and it is my belief that if they try to find a rational reason (oh, it’s because i’m poor, ugly, sick, my wife’s ass is too big, my own ass is too big, i’m just like this…) then to indulge this bad mood only prolongs it.
the only thing worse is to try to ‘fix’ things (i’ll have a drink, a shot, a hit, i’ll take it out on the road, on the cat, on the husband; i’ll beat myself up for being sad, wonder what’s wrong with me, tell myself there’s something to fix…) it never helps.
what is best is accepting that our emotions are not always rational, and accepting ourselves regardless.
I get it. How’d you get so smart? Thanks for this. Very cool. I’m going to go and not-fix myself. (I still want whiter teetht though…)
Hi,
I would like to share a story. How can I submit it to your blog?
Hi KG…
Go ahead and send it to my email and I’ll post it. (andy@thirtyseconds.us) I don’t quite have the guest thing worked out…but this will get it done. I’m anxious to see it and post. Thanks so much for offering…can’t wait!
AK
{love this!} >ahem< :
husband love+children love+fight aging+create+exercise+fight laundry+motivate+teach, preach and show kindness+pet love+cook+try to prove something+try to matter+take pictures+breathe+play in the water+play in the snow+give+share+try to understand+connect+comfort+push myself+protect my loves+encourage my kiddos {3/4 of my "loves"}+do laundry {did I say that one?}+read+wrastle my jealousy+feed my confidence+give+seek knowledge+experience+listen to music+appreciate.
thanks for that, andy…
Now that’s a great list, Patty. I was thinking…wouldn’t it be cool to put these on T-shirts for ourselves? (I’m all about tee’s for some reason.)
Dad I really love you and I want you to help
me with my website.
Sorry everyone but this is my all time favorite comment
hi andy…
i wrote on your facebook page. didn’t realize i could write here. my husband of 33 years died suddenly this past july 24 2009. he was healthy and since he was an organ donor i could not do an autopsy. i am realistic about death…except now that is has happened to me i don’t feel so realistic. a friend of mine told me about your site and blog. one of the things i have done with my grieving is to send out emails all the time to friends and family to let them know how i am feeling. it is purely selfish on my part…somehow i find it comforting. i think all that you have done and all that you are doing is awesome! i can’t wait to be a part of thirty seconds on all levels! i think it will be a great grief tool!
Hey Alaine,
I’m sorry about your husband. It stinks…and death is such a hard thing to deal with. As I’ve said in some post…I don’t remember where…we think it’s for other people. I struggle quite a bit even believing she’s gone…but as you know it gets less and less because “reality” is hard to argue with.
As far as the emails…I don’t know that it’s all that selfish. My wife didn’t like to share too much because she just wanted to have a life and not burden people. I was the opposite and I don’t know that either way is “wrong”. It’s your life…and you need to do what you can to be a part of the world because I’m not sure we’re much good to anyone when we are sad and wrecked and hiding from the world. I happen to share it on a blog…you share it with people who know you best. I hope they see that you are getting through. (And I hope you email when good stuff happens, too…)
I can’t wait for you to be a part of the TS Project too! I hope it helps both of us get through the grief thing and kick some ass as we move forward. Pardon my French…but I gotta’ be me
Be good and stay in touch…