Holding On To Anger....Why It's Stupid
It really bothers me sometimes to be around people that just seem like they are angry all the time. I know people that hold grudges for years and years over some comment a person made to them....a comment!!! I mean come on it was just words, they're probably more angry with themselves for not saying something back. I think that these type of people don't realize that by hanging on to this anger and going off on a rant everytime a touchy subject comes up, that they are letting who or what ever made them angry win. If something some one did bothered you THAT much maybe you should confront them and get it over with. Or people that have one bad experience at a restaurant or something and are forever jaded and EVERY time the name of said restaurant or business comes up you have to hear "I/we'll never ever go there ever again...." and then you have to sit there and hear the drawn out rant of how it took the waitress 10 minutes to bring them a menu last time they ate there....5 years ago!!!! And then they make you feel bad for even thinking of going to that place. I'm sure you all have had an experience like that. I just think that people who insist on hanging on to anger are very closed minded cynical and unhappy people. If only they knew how much better they would feel every day if they only learned to LET THINGS GO!! If you want to be mad about something, fine. be mad, but there comes a time where you either have to do something about it or let it go. Hanging on to anger for long periods of time is not healthy, it will push away people close to you becasue they get tired of hearing you complain and whine anytime they just so happen to bring up the wrong name in a sentence. Being upset about something that is going on right now, that's fine, you can still do something about it, talk about it, but if it happened awhile ago....GET OVER IT!! Those of you who know me, know that I should have a lot to be angry about, and I was for a time, but I realized that there is no use being mad about things that you can no longer do anything about. I'm much happier than I was back then because I have let it all go, the past is the past, there's nothing that can be done about it. To all you angry people....try to be more open minded, say hello to the person that made a rude comment to you all those years ago, give the restaurant that gave you cold soup 5 years ago one more chance, you might just feel a lot better, and if not, well then you can feel good knowing that you at least tried.
It really bothers me sometimes to be around people that just seem like they are angry all the time. I know people that hold grudges for years and years over some comment a person made to them....a comment!!! I mean come on it was just words, they're probably more angry with themselves for not saying something back. I think that these type of people don't realize that by hanging on to this anger and going off on a rant everytime a touchy subject comes up, that they are letting who or what ever made them angry win. If something some one did bothered you THAT much maybe you should confront them and get it over with. Or people that have one bad experience at a restaurant or something and are forever jaded and EVERY time the name of said restaurant or business comes up you have to hear "I/we'll never ever go there ever again...." and then you have to sit there and hear the drawn out rant of how it took the waitress 10 minutes to bring them a menu last time they ate there....5 years ago!!!! And then they make you feel bad for even thinking of going to that place. I'm sure you all have had an experience like that. I just think that people who insist on hanging on to anger are very closed minded cynical and unhappy people. If only they knew how much better they would feel every day if they only learned to LET THINGS GO!! If you want to be mad about something, fine. be mad, but there comes a time where you either have to do something about it or let it go. Hanging on to anger for long periods of time is not healthy, it will push away people close to you becasue they get tired of hearing you complain and whine anytime they just so happen to bring up the wrong name in a sentence. Being upset about something that is going on right now, that's fine, you can still do something about it, talk about it, but if it happened awhile ago....GET OVER IT!! Those of you who know me, know that I should have a lot to be angry about, and I was for a time, but I realized that there is no use being mad about things that you can no longer do anything about. I'm much happier than I was back then because I have let it all go, the past is the past, there's nothing that can be done about it. To all you angry people....try to be more open minded, say hello to the person that made a rude comment to you all those years ago, give the restaurant that gave you cold soup 5 years ago one more chance, you might just feel a lot better, and if not, well then you can feel good knowing that you at least tried.
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