Shula Smith | Activity Streams « Alanis Morissette

shula commented on the blog post Q&A with AM: Submit your questions for Alanis! 1 year, 4 months ago

Alanis, you have helped me through so many difficult times, thank you… I take inspiration from you and your music, to battle on, no matter what life throws at me… But how do you cope? When (if) you get down? I recently read about how you suffered from angst and panic attacks after an armed [...]
- beatlehugger replied 1 year, 2 months ago
  
  im sorry if i disappoint you for not being Alanis…but ive been reading over the ”questions for Alanis” page and saw your comment…dont know if you have the same problem but i tend to have more downs than ups, for no reason…even when things are going well, i always end up finding something to bring me down…im not sure if NOT being able to let go of my past is the big problem in the first place… the fact is we use more muscles to smile than to frown.. happiness is the best way to get over anything, so all it takes is a little extra effort…now, i dont know you but i do know that once i started opening my eyes a little wider, i found it easier to see more things that make me happy..all i had to do is put in the effort and look a little closer for the good things in my life…when i feel down (and i DO get down easily) i start counting an endless number of good and i smile when i lose count…trying to be perfect is pointless, but trying to be happy is well worth the effort…thank u for reading
  - shula replied 1 year, 2 months ago
    
    Thank you for your reply, no disappointment I can totally relate with how you feel, and that does seem to be a good method to overcome these feelings. I also like to absorb myself in music or art, as this helps vent emotions. (Btw, it actually takes more muscles to frown, so give your face a rest and smile ) x
- beatlehugger replied 1 year, 2 months ago
  
  haha oops i meant to quote a woman(i forgot the name*) that said ”our faces are made strait, it takes effort to smile”..haha but dont listen to me too much, i can be an idiot at times …i like to get away in music as well…sometimes i like to watch a *ticking* clock while listening to great music…doing so always turns me into a vegetable…writing seems to depress me unless i write fictional short stories and poems etc…what kind of art do u do?
- shula replied 1 year, 2 months ago
  
  Ah oky, that does make more sense And it’s cool that you write I’ve always tried to, but to be honest I tend to get bored or forget to finish anything! And I work with ink (That sounds posh, basically I draw with a ’handwriting’ pen…) normally dragons etc, but i can convert most photos into a black and white ink drawing (naturally Alanis and her albumm covers etc appear here a lot!) x
- beatlehugger replied 1 year, 2 months ago
  
  WOW! you should post a few…ild like to see that…i draw with a fusion of pencil and ink…i try to buy the good stuff but i dont really know what to look for…ill try and post a few myself..
- beatlehugger replied 1 year, 2 months ago
  
  actually i just tried and failed so here’s a link if u’ld like to check out my crap..you might have to copy and paste it on your search key… http://technoshitiscool.deviantart.com/