Brian Kasperitis - Your Life Sucks: Because You Are a Big Jerk!

YOUR LIFE
SUCKS

Because You Are a Big Jerk!

Brian Kasperitis

Copyright 2019 by Brian Kasperitis.

ISBN: Softcover 978-1-7960-3932-0

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Rev. date: 06/25/2019

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Are you known for the problems that you solve or the ones you cr eate?

To: My girls Megan & Brianna Dee

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1

Your life doesnt have to suck!

Before you read this book, you may want to check with your Mommy or Daddy, and your medical doctor, your lawyer, all of your friends, maybe you should write your favorite politician, call your priest, rabbi, your psychic, your mother- in- law and anyone else that you consider smarter than yourself for permission to read these thoughts, which are contained in these chapters. I tell you this only because thats what I used to think. Let me explain.

Everything we see, every item ever made was created to solve problems. Why do people get married? Because they need to solve a problem! Dentists solve teeth problems, plumbers solve water problems, eye doctors solve sight problems and tow truck drivers solve problems too! We buy chairs because we have a problem to solve. We need people to help us solve our problems. Lawyers solve legal problems, foot doctors solve medical foot problems, our trash man solves problems.

You own your own problems and your decisions, and you create your own circumstances and resolutions. Wisdom is the principle thing here. If you want to succeed, and be happy, stop looking to others for solutions or permission. Instead, look within. Remember that when you do hire somebody to assist you with a problem, they do not own the issue; you requested their help. You pay people to solve problems for you. Like I said before, you really dont need permission from your Mommy or Daddy to solve the problems in your life!

Silly is a Latin word for Ble ssed.

However, I have come to realize that today, we need permission to do anything and everything, from somebody! We are told that the USA is a free country and yet, we seemingly need permission now to ride on a road with our car or bicycle and we most certainly are fined if we dont wear our helmet! We need numerous permits to operate a business, we are forced by law to have insurance for just about everything; and if we fail to do so, we pay the consequences and possibly are put into jail! We must pay taxes every year on property and possessions that we already paid taxes on last year or before or when we initially purchased the stuff to begin with!

I could go on forever with other examples of what I am talking about, but I must be careful not to complain too much because I have learned that although we have freedom of speech, we still must be careful of everything that we say. Considering all these things that I just mentioned, if you let them, they can really cause your life to suck; but, only if you let them. And, if you do let these things bother you, your life will indeed be miserable. What I have learned over the years is that it surely does matter how you deal with your problems. Im going to share with you now, exactly what I mean by this.

To start with, heres one example. Daily, as an educator, I converse with many people who share their problems with me and discuss with me why they are having difficulty managing their lives. As my dad always used to say, Misery loves company! Here we go!

The average child laughs about 400 times per day.

Now, Im not a licensed counselor, and I wouldnt want to be! But, my guess is that in general, because people are so willing to share their individual distress, they are confirming that misery does indeed love company. As I see it, many of the individuals that I am referring to are attempting to get me to consult with them for a reason. They are looking for me to relate to their problems, and possibly sympathize and even confirm that its okay to have problems. Im guilty of this myself! Most of the people that I am referring to are constantly analyzing, predicting or making plans for their future, while others are merely trying to get by, one day at a time. I have found that basically, while some people are attempting to look at the overall picture, others are merely just trying to get through the day. What all of us have in common is at least we are thinking! That is good! However, I have determined that there is one common negative thread within the underlying theme of our conversations. We are not trained properly to handle many of the problems that come our way as our lives progress. A friend of mine insists, that in her opinion, any negativity is since people of our present day seemingly lack acceptable moral values. She goes on to tell me that everybody wants a free ride. For example, Kids just dont seem to work for their rewards, is one of her clichs. They want everything for free! She suggests.

The average adult laughs about 25 times per day.

There are exceptions to what Im saying here. However, like I mentioned before, I have found that there is one common unkown factor within the lives of mostly every person, not just the young people that I speak with daily. This one aspect that most of the people seemingly question about themselves has to do with their individual personal perception of their own existence. In general, that question is: Why does my life suck?

- 200 laughs equal 20 minutes of jog ging.

There are numerous variations to the question, Why does my life suck? But, as I just mentioned above, genuinely the basic question which arises from the brow of most people who I communicate with these days again is: Why does my life suck; really? For many folks, one issue is that they seemingly dont respect life itself! Think about it. Do you spend more time planning your weekend than you do your future? When I was recently injured, I believed that I could be healed. The body heals itself, right? Thats what I always have been told! Religion tells us to live life to its fullest, and if you mess up, dont worry, you will be healed! Hence: people seemingly respect healing, as I see it, but do not appreciate the things that we take for granted in our lives. You dont have a headache because you are aspirin deprived!

Consequently, just because many people think that their life sucks, doesnt mean that it necessarily does. What is true is that many people make the mistake of comparing their lives to the lives of others. And, in doing so, they are seemingly wishing that they had what others have, instead of appreciating their own lives. Recent research indicates that this comes from watching too much television, and / or our influence from Hollywood movies. As I see it, what you respect is what you will become. If you tell yourself that you can live without something, then you believe that you really dont need it. Once, I had it in my mind, for example, that I needed to have a Corvette and after I got one, I realized that was a huge mistake. It wasnt for me. Have you ever seen a person with a 1969 Corvette broke down on the side of the road with one headlight up and the other down? Would you think that persons life sucks? Have you ever been put in the position to tell your grandma that you didnt have enough room for both her and her begonia plant, and her grocery bags and she would need to wait here in the parking lot and youd be right back for her? Do think that may cause your life to suck? Sorry Granny, I dont have room for you and your groceries!