It's my humble opinion that humility will **** you. You're trapped in a cult of positivity, kid; and, there ain't no end in sight there. If people were meant to be happy all the time, the chemistry of our brains would done figured that for us. And in that, there's something to be said about being sad.
The only way to beat your demons is to out perform them. Hell, the whole of human literature hints at that. And, it's my humble opinion that baking humble pie is a death march for the destitute. It's times like these you gotta get cocky. Besides, women like that sort of man.
"Find the things you love and let them **** you." Ol' Hank was right when he said that. Taken further, you gotta seek out the things you hate, and be prepared to duel until one of you expires. You gotta outrank, outfile and outcast thems that drags you down. No more saying "hi" to the bees to let 'em know you ain't scared. The bees you're fighting sure as **** don't care.
You once told me: "when you've had enough of getting the **** kicked out of you well, then it was time to start kicking some ****." You better lace up them boots, boy. Or, you'll have more trouble than you can bargain.
The easy outs ain't so easy, the older we get. Self reliance makes a joke out of playing fair - it simply out preforms it. And, that isn't selfish when you remember that the world won't always bend down and hug you. Most of the time, it just punches your guts in.