This makes me irritated.

[waterspyder]

Okay, so there is this meme going around, but some of it really fucking pisses me off and propogates a fucking victim mentality.

When you can't run, you crawl. When you can't crawl anymore, you find someone to carry you." -Firefly
I think I cried when I heard this in the show. Of course, it sort of had a military battle connotation and is being taken out of context.

Life is hard, often unfair and cruel. But I'm alive and that means a lot.
I'll concede that being alive is worth a lot. but strive for more, to enjoy it. Hell, watching ducks in the rivier is enjoyable and free and it's something more than just being alive, it's being alive and participating in life and beauty.

Life is harsh, often bitter and painful. But I've got some friends, not many, not many by a long shot, but I have some, more than maybe my fair share and that means more.
The fuck?!? Okay, yes, life can blow in the bad sense. One thing I've learned in life is that I would much rather have one super excellent best friend that 1000 crappy ones. Why does a quantitative number of people who have befriended you even matter? I count my blessings that I have found at least one person who I value as a true friend. I now have 3, all purely by accident. Do I feel deprived because I don't have more? Hell no! I treasure those I do have and wouldn't dare degrade my relationship with them by saying "I don't have enough friends".

Life is cold, often lonely and wounds deeper than any knife. But I'm in love with people who love me, which is more than I deserve, and that means more than anything.
By this line, I've realized the author of this meme is a depressed pessimist. Life has rough spots, but it has good spots too! Experience is a great teacher, but it's only experience if you put it to practical good use. The part that pisses me off in a royal and utmost fashion is the idea that apparently people are no longer deserving of love. By admitting that being loved is more than you deserve really makes me want to send anyone who agrees with this statement to counselling. I would also recommend that it might be high time to learn to love yourself. I feel that everyone should feel deserving of everything in the world: pleasure, love, comfort, and enjoyment.

If life has knocked you down before, kicked you while you lay, and yet you survived, not only to be loved, but indeed to love once more. Post this in your journal for your friends to see.
I think most people have had life kick them while they were down. At least this is a moderately positive message indicating that people whould pick up, move on and heal.

If life is knifing you and cutting you deep, you don't need to post, you just hold on to this: You will be hurt, badly, and it's likely you will fall. But if you can read this, someone will carry you out of the woods. That's what family does.
My own scepticism tells me to try and fight your way out on your own, ask for help from those you trust, but waiting for your White Knight to come only repeats a cycle of self-destructive denial, wallowing and self-pity. If I'm stuck in the woods, I build a shelter, a signalfire and if I don't think anyone is coming for me, I start walking.