New Year, New Ways and Laughter is top of the list.

Dec 27, 2025
5 min read

I beat myself up all the time.

I remember the BAD things I have done, the wrong decisions I have made, the wrong advice given and anything negative I have done, screams in my head - YET - the many GOOD things I have done, which FAR outweigh the bad, stay silent.

So next year - let's work from a very different angle to what your therapist / counsellor is saying and doing and let's look at some SELF HELP without all the fucked up specialists trying to sound clever and achieve nothing but take your money.

Let's NOT concentrate on what IS NOT working in your life and try and improve on them.

Let's concentrate on what DOES work for you - what makes you smile, what instant memory bring a giggle, what moment really brings you joy -

NOW -

HOLD ONTO THAT PLEASANT MEMORY - THAT FEELING

Concentrate on how good you felt at the time.

Cling onto that smile, that laugh and that moment and use that as your HAPPY PLACE for those moments when you allow the negative memories to take over and smother you and before you know it - you are knee deep is poo poo depression.

All brought about my your own mind ALLOWING your conscious thoughts to allow the negative ones to dominate, to take control and drag you down. When all you have to do is STOP, say NO, and think about the joy, the happiness, the happy memories, and concentrate on those and let the negative ones go.

Sounds easy ? It aint - and it takes practice - and is up to you. If you want to be a miserable depressive, you can be as miserable and as depressed as YOU ALLOW YOURSELF TO BE - But when you learn that this is a decision made, you can change that decision and make an alternative and choose the positive, the smiles and the giggles and you can CHOOSE to be happy rather than CHOOSING to be a misery.

Is it attetion seeking ? Is it self loathing ? Is it a cry for help or is it you indulging yourself in self harm / pity for whatever inner reasons you may not understand, and it is easy to fall down the rabbit hole of depression as we live in a very negative world - all doom and gloom - and it is hard to stay upbeat and positive while all around you goes to shit but remember it takes less effort to smile than it does frown.

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A blonde driving a car became lost in a snowstorm. She didn't panic however, because she remembered what her dad had once told her.

"If you ever get stuck in a snowstorm, just wait for a snow plow to come by and follow it." Sure enough, pretty soon a snow plow came by, and she started to follow it.

She followed the plow for about forty-five minutes. Finally the driver of the truck got out and asked her what she was doing.

And she explained that her dad had told her if she ever got stuck in a snow storm, to follow a plow.

The driver nodded and said, "Well, I'm done with the Wal-Mart parking lot, do you want to follow me over to Best Buy now?"

What is the most horrific and abusive parenting story

by celebrities in the long history of Hollywood?

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Bing Crosby—-—was a mean S.O.B.———his wife—-—Dixie Lee———was a three sheets to the wind alcoholic.

The abuse and cruelty these 2 heaped on their 4 boys was truly horrific.

Bing beat the living crap out of the boys with a leather belt.

Dixie, a fall-down drunk alcoholic, died at age 41.

Dixie drank when she was pregnant. The kids all had fetal alcohol syndrome. She made those boys eat their own vomit.

The results: All 4 boys became alcoholics. 2 died by suicide. The other 2 by a combo of cigarettes & booze.

Truly the most horrific story of Beverly Hills parenting.

The abuse was so bad that even the household staff quit in disgust.

SO BING CROSBY , the affable and kind hearted man who came over so sweetly in the movies - was a child beater and whose second family were treated very well, while his first family as you can read above, all suffered at the hands of this tyrant. He was a monster. So next time you hear him singing 'White Christmas' just imagine his children being beaten by him using a leather belt.

Joan Crawford was as bad.

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Global Customs & Rituals

The 12 Grapes (Spain & Latin America): At the stroke of midnight, people eat one grape for each chime of the clock to ensure 12 months of good luck.
First Footing (Scotland & UK): The first person to cross a home's threshold after midnight (ideally a dark-haired male) should bring gifts like coal or bread to symbolize warmth and food for the year.
Suitcase Stroll (Colombia & Latin America): To manifest travel and adventure, people walk around the block or their home with an empty suitcase.
Colored Underwear (South America): Wearing specific colors is believed to attract different fortunes: red for love, yellow for wealth, and white for peace.
Leaping into the Year (Denmark): People stand on chairs and jump off at midnight to literally "leap" into a fresh start.
108 Bell Rings (Japan): Buddhist temples ring bells 108 times to cleanse the 108 human sins and start the year anew.

Symbolic Foods

Lentils (Italy, Brazil, Chile): Eaten because their flat shape resembles coins, symbolizing wealth and prosperity.
Black-Eyed Peas & Collard Greens (USA): Common in the Southern U.S., where peas represent coins and greens represent paper money.
Round Fruits (Philippines): Displaying or eating 12 round fruits (like oranges or melons) represents coins and prosperity for each month.
Pancit (Philippines): These long noodles are served to symbolize a long and healthy life.

Popular Superstitions

Midnight Kiss: It is widely believed that kissing a loved one at midnight ensures a year of harmony and affection.
Opening Doors & Windows: Many cultures open their doors at midnight to "let the old year out" and "let the new year in".
Making Noise: Using noisemakers, firecrackers, or banging pots and pans is a traditional way to scare off evil spirits.
Avoid Cleaning: Some believe that cleaning or doing laundry on New Year's Day "washes away" the luck of the coming year.

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