The bolded part is actually one of the things that has put an anchor to my mind in these past months. Sure, as you said, those are just small pleasures and probably meaningless in the larger scope of things/life, but to me, life's made of those small things, especially since the "big" things, for me, have been filled with nothing but dissapointment and overall grief.

Those thoughts are actually pretty common, because as much as we'd like to think that we can storm the difficulties of the present and try to see deep into the future, one of the biggest truths in life (at least from what I learned in my short 27 years) is that we cannot do that, no matter how much we try. And when that realization hits hard at home, then it begins to consume you from within like a parasite, growing bigger and bigger as you're crippling deeper into so much self-absorbing doubt, you can't begin to see when does your pain starts and your sadness ends. 

But you've got to ask yourself this: Are you sure that finding what makes you happy, will trully make you happy? Think back to all those years where you struggled and fought your way into the situation you're right now. In those times, we're you happy? Or to put it better, did you feel happier? Because sometimes, the pursuit of happiness, within itself, does much more good to the soul and mind than the actual state of happiness, which is as transient and fleeting as a warm breeze in the middle of winter.

Thanks! I've kinda been wanting something like this as it has been almost a year now since my last relationship, so its pretty exciting to finally have somebody I can enjoy my time with.

My girlfriend cheated on her ex with me (we were reallllllly drunk) and then dumped him to be with me (bad I know) and now that me and her are together I find myself paranoid that she'll do the same to me, even though I'm sure she won't cos she deeply regrets ever cheating on the other guy and says the only reason she cheated is because she had feelings for me for the duration of her relationship with the other guy.. It's a weird situation

I've had PS4 since day 1 but haven't had a chance to play it because I don't currently have an HDMI capable TV to play it on. It has been sitting in my brother's closet this whole time. Honestly I don't feel like I'm missing much though.

I've been single for two weeks now. Probably the longest I've been outside of a relationship since I've been 21. I've never felt so free!

Haha. I came in here and was just going to post how much I love finally dating somebody again, and I see this. I love the energy I get, I love taking somebody out for dates, I love making somebody else smile from my actions, and I love having somebody to talk to about my day and listen about their day.

VGChartz isn't the same

Id like to hear the reasons.

There was an interesting sentence I read somewhere that said

"If you could send one message to everyone in the world, what would that message be?"

Find what you want to change about the world, and then put all your free energy into doing that. I used to have virtually no motivation for life outside of academic achievement. As you migh imagine, this way of life was pretty shallow and insignificant. But then I was exposed to an issue in the world that I've become very passionate about. I find I'm putting in ALL my free time and passion into a YouTube video I'm working on for a final class project, even though I was technically finished a long time ago. I'm more motivated than ever now that I know I can expose something extremely important to people around the world. The idea that I can change the world - even if it means educating one person about this issue - is a giant motivator for me.

From what I'm getting from your post, it seems like there's nothing in the world that really interests you. If that's the case, then my advice would be to keep educating yourself. You're bound to find a scientific phenomenon that intrigues you, or a social issue that upsets you. In my case it was the latter, and I now find myself learning as much as I can about the issue, as well as educating as many people as possible about it. This is so important to me now that I even feel guilty for not learning about this stuff earlier. If and when you find that topic, grab it and it let it be the passion that fuels your life.