Dear World,

It’s always a nice thing to have close friends/family that can be honest with you. I’ve been lucky enough to have my attention drawn to the fact that I let the actions of other people effect my everyday life.

I suppose I could laugh off the pathetic behavior of others or their constant attempts to keep themselves in the present; when their place clearly belongs in the past. But my natural reaction wants to be confrontational. Sometimes I just want to ask people, “Why?” But I’ve been told that recquires too much energy and that doing so would result in making that person a part of my present.

So what do you do?

Do you sit back and just watch people try and creep into a place that they are not welcome? Do you laugh it off and continue to be thankful that you aren’t that way? Do you let it go on for X amount of time and finally say look, this has to stop now?

I guess I just expect too much from people and when they fall below  the expectations that I have invisioned them meeting, I get really irritated.

Now when I wind up feeling this way, I feel like I’m being ungrateful. I mean, I do have a kick ass family, amazing friends, a wonderful boyfriend, a terrific job, and a sweet kitty cat. What else matters? What else should cause a rift in MY life?

The answer:

Nothing.

I choose to let it go. I choose to ignore the things related to this that truly bother me, all so that I can have peace in my life and issues non-existant. We’ll see how it goes. For now.

~ by hstringer on March 12, 2009.