Hi Everyone,
Years ago I came up with a saying that I use for pretty much anything in life. It keeps me sane. It keeps me feeling light and it makes me laugh. Sometimes I end up laughing at myself. Other times, I end up laughing at other people. This is what I mean.
A few days ago, as I was walking through the mall, a young boy walking ahead of me was throwing a ball in the air. He tossed it and caught it a few times, but eventually dropped it. The ball bounced several times behind him and almost hit me.
The young boy and his protective father turned and their faces had a look of apprehension. That’s understandable, since neither one of them knew how I was going to react.
The young boy started to apologize to me and was a little surprised when I started laughing. Then I said, “If that bothers me, then I should stay in bed!” Now both the father and son were smiling and laughing with me. “But it’s true!” I said, “From all the things in the world, that is the LEAST of my concerns. Have a great day!”
The above is a mild example but I could have used something else like someone taking the parking spot you’ve circled the parking lot for, or well anything else that could or would upset you. And that is the point of today’s blog.
Why get all worked up about something that you don’t really need to get all worked up about? I ask that because I see and hear people getting SO upset, angry, and pissed off at things all the time.
I’ve seen and heard people attack other people but for what? Okay you’re having a bad day. Everyone has one, some people more than others. You are more sensitive to some things than other people. But really? Think about that. Seriously. Self-analysis is rarely fun, and I can say that first hand.
I used to get all worked up about things and all it did was make me more upset, angry and pissed off. Being angry and pissed off are negative emotions which are the opposite happy. They increase our heart rate, give us stress and send out a negative vibe so we actually distance ourselves from others.
BUT, BUT, I try to keep myself in check by telling myself, “If THAT bothers me, then I should stay in bed!” I admit, it’s not always easy for me to step back and look at situations but I still try. After years of my saying that and variations like, “If I let that bother me, then I should never get out of bed!” I’m starting to feel some level of success in that area of my life.
Interestingly, the places I see and hear about people getting upset, angry and pissed off the most are social media sites. Aren’t social media sites geared for people to be social? I thought so. Since I am not on Face Book, I have heard some pretty bizarre stories of the things that have been said on it. I’ve read some attack tweets on Twitter because someone tweeted something that someone else didn’t like.
One day after reading a few attack tweets I sent a reply stating that that person should stay in bed. In return I got five nasty attack tweets and a retweet. What did I do? NOTHING!!! Why? Not only did I believe it wasn’t worth my time, I also remembered, “If THAT is going to bother me, I should stay in bed!” I also hate drama, knew I invited into my life with my tweet and I wanted to avoid more of it.
So the next time you feel as if something is getting you worked up, I would like you to consider telling yourself, “If that bothers me, then I should stay in bed!” If you do, then hopefully you will notice that you feel lighter and laugh more. It works for me.
Thank you for reading, A. Rebel’s Rant! ;D
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