Are You Living Your Story or Just Existing?

[@derekburge5294]

I'm active, but maaan, I got there late. Made a lot of bad decisions in my youth which led to worse situations. Been spending my thirties laying foundation. Keep it leet, SoS!

[@lauramumma2360]

I think I am pretty active right now. I don’t blame others for my difficulties, I acknowledge what they are and create a plan and then deal with the problem.

[@blankmike4613]

Greetings, fairly good episode. Not preachy, just informative. For me, each day not back in prison is fantastic. Those missing years I'm trying to fill RPG elite style. For the Agenda.

[@Game-Preacher]

I am definitly thriving. this month I am preparing to do ministry at a game convention and last month my church commissioned me as Shepard to the gaming community. I am not just ssurviving.

[@cadenceclearwater4340]

It's never been enough to just survive. That stuff causes revolutions. You've gotta LIVE.

[@Skeloric]

QotV: I once was so unaware due to my medical problems that it was mostly like wandering in a dream state, which too often turned nightmarish. Medication to correct a chemical imbalance finally woke me out of my "walking coma" and I grew much more of an actual participant in my own life. I had to begin to qualify my overall friendships - those to keep and those to discard. I had to begin to find my own morals and ethics rather than rely upon those displayed by others. I had to make very serious decisions about my identity and my values. I took on a lot of work on deciding how to reorganize my life. Now, there might be much beyond my PERSONAL control, what is within my control I am actively deciding my actions and reactions. And I even decide how to respond to what remains beyond my control. In many ways, I had to do much of the work you are preaching because I could not continue as I had.

[@JackFetch-eb1gr]

Great video as always, I'm actively writing my story but it is occasionally reactive rather than proactive

[@kostasmanousakis1081]

Thank you for this video. It made me think my life in a way I was not aware of.

[@joshuashaw5524]

QotV: I was passive for a long time, but recently (and partially thanks to your real talk), I have been much more active in my own story. I thank God for his mercy and grace that frees me from my own self lothing

[@RIVERSRPGChannel]

I’m active Living life

[@ottawamonsterpocalypse7729]

Sadly, I have to admit I've been on the surviving side most of my life. I'm passive by nature. I've never been assertive. I'm an almost non-existent person as far as things go. Trying to turn that around as of recently so I guess I'm going to find out if one can turn his life around in his mid-40s or not. Gonna try though. You are right. Just "surviving" sucks. My father has told me its okay to "give up." My mother was rather horrified by that. I'm going to side with my mother on this one. I need to live my remaining years. Have been getting some help. Both from the good videos here and some very nice folks in real life.

[@Skeloric]

My worst gaming group was full of toxic people who would be a strong example of the importance of your entire message. And I was merely existing, not living. 20+ years later, I am very much living my personal version of the "elite gamer" virtues. I personally find some systems seem to actively impede the story I seek, in which I do find my focus of story does preclude certain systems.