I received a comment on my MySpace from a girl named Taylor who said something very nice about my show.  She said, “Wow! When I listen to your show, I feel like it's the only time I'm sane! Lol Thanks for all that you do!”  I got to thinking about her humorous comment, “I feel like it’s the only time I’m sane!”  Taylor is right.  Most of us at one time or another feel we are going insane or living in an insane world.  I looked up the word insane, and it said, “not of sound mind; utterly senseless.”    It’s so easy to feel like we’re losing it because the world around us appears to be “utterly senseless.”  So, how do we stay sane in an insane world?  Here’s a couple ideas I came up with:

1.        Find a good friend and have a meaningful talk in a quiet place.  Everybody needs a quiet place to talk with someone you know will understand.  So turn off the phone, ipod, tv, or any other noisemaker that clutters our lives and just sit and talk.  You and your friend will feel better and the world will seem a bit saner.

2.        Realize it can seem noisy and crazy even at a quiet time.  For example, some of the most crazy, wild, and scary times are in our own minds in the middle of the night.  At times like that, we need to find sanity by reminding ourselves that things will be better in the morning.  That’s why I tell my radio listeners, “Never make heavy, big time decisions or commitments in the middle of the night.”  In the morning, your mind and emotions will be much clearer.

3.        Find a quiet place and think spiritual thoughts.  Make a list of all the good things that have happened to you from the small to the great.  For example, your health, good friends, freedom, a place to live, etc.  After you’ve compiled this list, thank God for all the sane and good things He has done for you.  A thankful attitude will help quiet you and make you feel better about yourself and your world. 

Yes we live in a crazy and insane world, but I’m glad sanity can be found, and Taylor is convinced my show helps her find it.  Thanks Taylor and have a sane week.

Wanna hear from you,

Dawson

Tues May 15 2007
wow! life really is hard, i use to think i was pretty much alone in life, but when i listen to your show, i not only realize that im not, but im actually lucky! keep up the good work. - Sara

Tues May 15 2007
Hi Dawson just wanted to say me just listing to your show changed my life!!! - Kimberly

Tues May 15 2007
your awesome and was going to ask... how to cope with depression and .. a infliction problem and pill problem.. when u feel like u cant tell anyon because u hate to see ur parents cry so u hide problems from them. - Amanda

Tues May 15 2007
The ideas on this page were pretty cool.  I understood them and I use almost all of them. - Brooklynn

Tues May 15 2007
that's actually how i feel. the whole week i think of everything at once,i don't know how i do it, but when i'm listening to the show i just listen to the stories and feel like i'm not alone. sometimes i look forward to listening so i can become sane again. - Bethany

Tues May 15 2007
i really like ur show ,and i have tryed to call in and talk with u but inever can get through with u. i really like how u help people out with there problems. - Lesley

Tues May 15 2007
i have been listening to ur show for the past 3 months on sundays, and want to say its a really nice thing u got going on whith this talk show on sundays, in which i listen to,i even called in 1-800-394-4673(hope) ileft u guys a message shoing my gratitude for u, soo i look foward to listen ing to ur show evry sunday night at 10 pm, thanks a bunch - Joshua

Tues May 15 2007
Wow i just think that it is so cool that you can help people like this im sure you have changed a lot of people's lifes. I know even if i dont call in and i just listen to the other people talk the a lot of the stuff you say to them helps me. SO thanks - Kayla

Tues May 15 2007
That is so awsome that you have a blog and your advice is available anytime. What you do is so amazing and appreciated by millions. Every one needs help and now they can get answers anytime!!! - Marie

Tues May 15 2007
i love your show and it helps alot. Thank you - Hope

Mon May 14 2007
i think your show is a life saver everytime i listen i relaxe and i like knowing im not the only person in the world with problems - Mariam

Mon May 14 2007
hey dawson....my names ashley and im 13 yrs old......one night i terned on the radio and herd u talkin to ppl bout there problems....right then i fell inlove with ur show its soo cool how u help ppl....my problems are mostly around my feelings and family...ive thought bout callin in many times but i all ways chicken out and i hav a problem talkin 1 on 1 to ppl......and one night i was listnen to ur show and i thought"wow these ppl hav way more bigger problems than i do"...but i realised some problems are more serious than others and every one has them.......so just wanted to say thanks for reachin out and helpin those who need it the most-ur friend ashley

Mon May 14 2007
Can't miss it every Sunday. Keep on rockin'! - Pierre

Mon May 14 2007
Hey Dawson, I love your show and I love listening to other peoples problems. But I have one of my own that I've gone to the hope line for but I still dont know what to do. What else can I do? - Amber

Mon May 14 2007
i think that what you are doing is really great!!! i admire you because there are few people out there that take time to help others. i listen to your radio station every sunday and i cant believe the stories of everyone. you are like a angel sent down from heaven that came to help other people with their problems. - Marcia

Mon May 14 2007
Its ppl like u that make a differ in our world. & I just wanted to say thanx Dawson McAllister 4 all that u do!!! - Karissa

Mon May 14 2007
wow that gurl is so right...the only time i feel right in the world is when i listen to ur show...ive never called in...but ive wanted to...most of the time i just take the advise u give to others...but thanks 4 being there 4 the ones that need ppl like you...keeping sane in this world is hard!!!  - laci