Tomorrow is ...

[lionkingcmsl]

my birth(whelp)day.

Yipee! :=/

As another year passes into the record books, and I'm still a failure as compared to my friends, family and just plain joes. :={

I knew life wasn't going to be easy, but being 46 and living hand to mouth is not enjoyable.

I'm useless and hopeless. :={

Comments

[rhanlav.livejournal.com]

*hugs the chuchu lion* Awww. Happy b-day, if nothing else. Hope you feel better tomorrow. Dooka.

--Rhan

Not a failure...

[camstone.livejournal.com]

Trust me, you're not a failure.

If you were, I'd never wish you a happy whelpday.

So Happy Whelpday!

See?

[mortonfox.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday!

[joeygatorman.livejournal.com]

Happy birthday, Buddy!

-Gatorman

[voychael.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

If you're happy, you can't be a failure. You care about others and have friends that care about you. In my oppinion, that's all that matters! ^_^

Oh, and happy birthday! =3

It is the journey, not the destination

[yaochi.livejournal.com]

Ah, LK, you work at a railroad, your dreams realized and you have friends scattered all about.

Hey, look today is your day,
Happy Birthday anyway.

Little rainbow dragon gives LK a wingwrapped huggle.

[xander-zzyzx.livejournal.com]

* hugs the lion *

Happy Birthday! And you're not a failure.

[raja-laba-laba.livejournal.com]

You ain't no failure, LK. Your my friend, and many other people's friend. That's not failing, that making a positive difference to our lives. That's winning ;)

Happy birthday *HUG*, and I only wish I could join the party ;)

[zenwolph.livejournal.com]

HAPPY  BIRTHDAY!

Hope you have a wonderful day!

Hey Lion, do you realize that you could possibly be the only one that looks at you as a failure? When I first met you, I surely didn't think that you were a failure! And, I surely don't look at you as a failure now!!

Sucesses in life can be measured in many different ways. Some people measure sucess by the amount of money they make, the number of things they own, or the number of certificates on a wall. Others measure it based on the number of someone's friends, the quality of their friendships, and their ability to have the help and support from others when they are down.

I think it may be quite possible that your may be comparing apples to oranges. I don't make the kind of money that many of my friends do however, I don't hate my job. I don't have many things that others would consider essential like nice furniture, a nice home, or a really nice car. Yet, I consider myself very sucessful because I have friends.

Material items only require one thing, money. Anyone can obtain them with the right amount of green. A really sucessful person has the friends to actually share their experiences with, share their material items with, and share their true feelings with. While many things can be purchased, true friendships cannot.

Are you so sure that your really a failure?

If your hopeless

[flyingfox.livejournal.com]

than I might as well be dead...
HAPPY B-DAY LK...we all love ya....
Don't compare yourselves to others alrigty? At least you love your job eh?

I felt the same way once....

[lope.livejournal.com]

I am pushing 40 and don't have much to show for it, no consistant income etc... Still struggling to get by in some months while family and friends "seem" to be doing better....not exactly true. Many of them may have more things or can drive but they are also working like slaves to afford it.

Many of my friends are gone as they have done the married with kids thing. However, most of them are in pretty bad shape. A couple of them are miserable because they have no life anymore. All they do is work and sleep, any spare time is gobbled up with housework or running around doing errands. After doing that all weekend they grumble and bitch as they have to get up Monday morning to go to a job they hate. Usually with headaches because they have been listening to their brats fight all weekend.

In some ways I feel as if I am being left behind, but I am ahead in other ways. It sounds like you could fall under this category as well. You are already ahead of most people because you have a job thats interesting that you like. It also sounds like you have a good number of friends, I wish I had more of that myself. This particular birthday seems to have triggered a "take stock" in your life reaction. Its not going to be easy to get through the next couple of days. I have the luxury of friends who are worse off than I am, it helps me to get over any inadequate feelings of my own. Sometimes when seeing others who have a lot more problems than you do. It often allows you to get perspective on things, to show that you might just have it pretty good after all.

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

1) Happy birthday, good sir!

2) As Clarence would say, "No man is a failure, who has friends!"

-The Gneech

[ichy.livejournal.com]

Happy Birfdayy~

. . .::Hugs::

Nah, don't be so hard on yourself LionKing

[tiger-claw.livejournal.com]

Hey LionKing, don't be blue, don't be down, don't worry, be happy! =^.^=

Oh yeah, HAPPY BIRTHDAY Lionking!

May you live to see many more birthdays.

Take Care now Lionking guy!

Tiger Claw :D

luv

[avenginglioness.livejournal.com]

you're not a failure at all. I consider you my friend. *hugs* you're such a good guy and you're cool because you get to work with trains! :D

sorry this is a bit late. I've been away. Happy Whelpday!