Comments on: Wake Up On the Right Side of the Bed http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/philosophy/wake-up-on-the-right-side-of-the-bed/ Perspective on life less restricted Sat, 11 Feb 2012 02:39:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/philosophy/wake-up-on-the-right-side-of-the-bed/#comment-16671 Matt Cheuvront Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:13:07 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=370#comment-16671 Hello my virtual bff! Thanks for the comment. When I wrote this, I was going through a lot of "change" in my own life, and as you pointed out, it was inspired by the overall lack of optimism I was seeing amongst our community. My goal back when this was written and beyond was to TRY and show people that the pessimistic attitude was just that, an attitude - an attitude that each of us is in full control of changing.It all starts with how you start the day - is it going to be a "today is going to suck" - already defeated attitude, or will you say, "I'm going to do everything I can to rock the shit out of today - and if life throws me a curve ball, I'll deal and keep on truckin" - that's the attitude I side with, that took me a while to get there and it's not always easy, but every day is a fresh start - I try to to make the most of it and deal with the shit-storms as they come.Enjoy that ice-cream! :) Hello my virtual bff! Thanks for the comment. When I wrote this, I was going through a lot of “change” in my own life, and as you pointed out, it was inspired by the overall lack of optimism I was seeing amongst our community. My goal back when this was written and beyond was to TRY and show people that the pessimistic attitude was just that, an attitude – an attitude that each of us is in full control of changing.

It all starts with how you start the day – is it going to be a “today is going to suck” – already defeated attitude, or will you say, “I’m going to do everything I can to rock the shit out of today – and if life throws me a curve ball, I’ll deal and keep on truckin” – that’s the attitude I side with, that took me a while to get there and it’s not always easy, but every day is a fresh start – I try to to make the most of it and deal with the shit-storms as they come.

Enjoy that ice-cream! :)

]]> By: Cali Harrishttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/philosophy/wake-up-on-the-right-side-of-the-bed/#comment-16663 Cali Harris Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:29:34 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=370#comment-16663 Great advice, Matt. In the past couple weeks, I've been getting up a bit earlier so that I can enjoy runs at dawn...and it's definitely worked over my attitude. :)In the comments, you've mentioned that this particular post was driven partially by the cynicism of our generation. I appreciate that you've addressed that. Following along that line, I have taken the approach of gratitude (in addition to ice cream and video games!). I'm immensely grateful for the opportunities I have, as well as the trials and challenges.Now I'm gonna go crack open that pint of Ben & Jerry's Half Baked ice cream... Great advice, Matt. In the past couple weeks, I’ve been getting up a bit earlier so that I can enjoy runs at dawn…and it’s definitely worked over my attitude. :)

In the comments, you’ve mentioned that this particular post was driven partially by the cynicism of our generation. I appreciate that you’ve addressed that. Following along that line, I have taken the approach of gratitude (in addition to ice cream and video games!). I’m immensely grateful for the opportunities I have, as well as the trials and challenges.

Now I’m gonna go crack open that pint of Ben & Jerry’s Half Baked ice cream…

]]> By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/philosophy/wake-up-on-the-right-side-of-the-bed/#comment-16604 Matt Cheuvront Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:23:10 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=370#comment-16604 The XBOX has been collecting dust for a while Jonathan - but Mass Effect 2 will inspire the rebirth of the gamer within. If my productivity here goes down...now you know why :) The XBOX has been collecting dust for a while Jonathan – but Mass Effect 2 will inspire the rebirth of the gamer within. If my productivity here goes down…now you know why :)

]]> By: Matt Cheuvronthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/philosophy/wake-up-on-the-right-side-of-the-bed/#comment-16603 Matt Cheuvront Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:20:52 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=370#comment-16603 Exactly - it can't all be about the future - sometimes it needs to be about the "today". Glad you enjoyed the post Melissa. I enjoyed going back and reading through it myself after all these months. Cheers! Exactly – it can’t all be about the future – sometimes it needs to be about the “today”. Glad you enjoyed the post Melissa. I enjoyed going back and reading through it myself after all these months. Cheers!

]]> By: Jonathan Hylandhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/philosophy/wake-up-on-the-right-side-of-the-bed/#comment-16546 Jonathan Hyland Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:17:13 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=370#comment-16546 Good stuff, Matt. It's easy to get caught up in negativity and drag yourself into a rut, because we believe something incredibly profound has to happen to get us out of it. Like you say, though, it's the little things in life that can truly make your day.How's the XBOX doing? Good stuff, Matt. It’s easy to get caught up in negativity and drag yourself into a rut, because we believe something incredibly profound has to happen to get us out of it. Like you say, though, it’s the little things in life that can truly make your day.

How’s the XBOX doing?

]]> By: Melissa Gorzelanczykhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/philosophy/wake-up-on-the-right-side-of-the-bed/#comment-16545 Melissa Gorzelanczyk Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:40:35 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=370#comment-16545 This is a great post. We can get caught up in the "grass is greener" mentality and forget that great stuff is happening today. Thanks for the reminder. I'm going to try your ideas this week. This is a great post. We can get caught up in the “grass is greener” mentality and forget that great stuff is happening today. Thanks for the reminder. I’m going to try your ideas this week.

]]> By: Matthttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/philosophy/wake-up-on-the-right-side-of-the-bed/#comment-2331 Matt Mon, 04 May 2009 14:32:14 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=370#comment-2331 Thanks for the comment! I Love the analogy Preston - I could use a few more bacon bits in life's salad myself. I think we all could.A day of ice-cream and old-school X-Men sounds like ultimate Nirvana to me - seriously, I think it's at that point that you know you really have nothing else to live for! Haha - in all seriousness, it's little things like that that make a big difference. It keeps you sane - it's so easy to get caught up in all of life's stresses that we forget to have fun, we forget to let go and be ourselves and have cartoon ice-cream socials!I think the key is making time for yourself - I don't do it enough - I used to be a huge Xbox guy - played Madden and Call of Duty religiously - since I started blogging (amongst other things) the Xbox has been collecting dust. But I miss it, I need to make some time for it because it's a way to relax and relieve stress on my own. It's all about achieving that balance and making time for some sort of release. Thanks for the comment! I Love the analogy Preston – I could use a few more bacon bits in life’s salad myself. I think we all could.

A day of ice-cream and old-school X-Men sounds like ultimate Nirvana to me – seriously, I think it’s at that point that you know you really have nothing else to live for! Haha – in all seriousness, it’s little things like that that make a big difference. It keeps you sane – it’s so easy to get caught up in all of life’s stresses that we forget to have fun, we forget to let go and be ourselves and have cartoon ice-cream socials!

I think the key is making time for yourself – I don’t do it enough – I used to be a huge Xbox guy – played Madden and Call of Duty religiously – since I started blogging (amongst other things) the Xbox has been collecting dust. But I miss it, I need to make some time for it because it’s a way to relax and relieve stress on my own. It’s all about achieving that balance and making time for some sort of release.

]]> By: Prestonhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/philosophy/wake-up-on-the-right-side-of-the-bed/#comment-2094 Preston Sun, 03 May 2009 20:35:48 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=370#comment-2094 Funny, even before reading this post, I posted a tweet saying " 'Stop having a boring tuna, stop having a boring life.' Infuse every aspect of your life with creativity and you'll never be bored or boring." Great minds think alike!But I completely agree with this approach to everyday living. I myself have been getting caught up with all the work and thesis writing for my approaching graduation, but after the main load of my thesis was over, I started doing something simple: watching the old X-Men cartoon from the 90s with my roommate.Some of our other friends came over and watched it one night, my other roommate somehow got a HUGE tub of ice-cream, and all of the sudden, a day I thought was only going to consist of working and writing papers turned into an ice-cream party with old favorites on the TV. But I digress.As soon as you loosen up a little, you allow little bacon-bits of fun to get thrown in with your serious work salad. And it is delicious and makes everyday life a little more colorful. Funny, even before reading this post, I posted a tweet saying ” ‘Stop having a boring tuna, stop having a boring life.’ Infuse every aspect of your life with creativity and you’ll never be bored or boring.”
Great minds think alike!

But I completely agree with this approach to everyday living. I myself have been getting caught up with all the work and thesis writing for my approaching graduation, but after the main load of my thesis was over, I started doing something simple: watching the old X-Men cartoon from the 90s with my roommate.

Some of our other friends came over and watched it one night, my other roommate somehow got a HUGE tub of ice-cream, and all of the sudden, a day I thought was only going to consist of working and writing papers turned into an ice-cream party with old favorites on the TV. But I digress.

As soon as you loosen up a little, you allow little bacon-bits of fun to get thrown in with your serious work salad. And it is delicious and makes everyday life a little more colorful.

]]> By: Matthewhttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/philosophy/wake-up-on-the-right-side-of-the-bed/#comment-50 Matthew Wed, 18 Mar 2009 01:07:12 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=370#comment-50 Ranika -I'm glad I could provide a little inspiration. If this inspired one person to improve their overall state of mind, then I see it as a success. I know that since writing this, I have made an extra effort to make more time for myself, waking up a few minutes earlier than before - and it has really impacted my overall take on each new day. Thanks for coming by! Ranika -I'm glad I could provide a little inspiration. If this inspired one person to improve their overall state of mind, then I see it as a success. I know that since writing this, I have made an extra effort to make more time for myself, waking up a few minutes earlier than before – and it has really impacted my overall take on each new day. Thanks for coming by!

]]> By: Ranikahttp://www.lifewithoutpants.com/philosophy/wake-up-on-the-right-side-of-the-bed/#comment-49 Ranika Mon, 16 Mar 2009 16:55:00 +0000 http://www.lifewithoutpants.com/?p=370#comment-49 Awesome. I'm inspired. Awesome. I'm inspired.

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