My top 10 reasons to keep drudging on.

10. My mom considers suicide as the most selfish thing one can do. Knowing I’m selfish and may want to do it, I can’t just so I don’t prove to her how selfish I am. Plus I really can't leave her 'cause I know she'll depend on me when she gets too old to take care of herself.1

9. Ice Cream. mmmmm... it's so evil! Especially when it knows you're trying to diet. It calls to you. Then there are the evil people that offer it to you. Just love it's creamy goodness sliding down my throat! (oh god, that just sounded really dirty)2

8. My dogs. My cuddly cute puppies are always there when I’m feeling blue, I can’t leave them. Since I'll always have dogs I guess that means I'll never die.3

7. Hope. Hope for the future, hope for a better world, just hope in general. I don't know what to say about this one. It's a horrible generalization but I have so many hopes for this world. I know people can be so much better than we see on the news and every once in a while we get a glimpse of that. So I keep hoping for something better to come in not just my life but in the world.4

6. Hope that the Angels will win another world series! (and that’s Anaheim Angels people not “los angeles Angels of Anaheim” so it’s also hope to see the name fixed!) They're so close!5

5. I heard this on the radio one day and totally agree. You’d never get to enjoy Lucky Charms again. Those little marshmallows are yummy. Really what it encompasses is enjoying all those little things life has to offer. Basically wake up happy and enjoy what you have. 6

4. My friends, I’ve got to stick around and help my friends and loved ones through their hard times. There's no need to go and make their life harder by leaving them. They're the best thing I have and don't want to give them up.7

3. Did I mention ice cream? I mean really, come on! Who doesn't like ice cream?8

2. I can’t die before I finish “Leaving the Light,” because I know how many people will hate me if I do and I have such a looooooong way to go.9

1. Seeing my true love smile one more time. It’s worth living a 1000 horrible lifetimes.10