Such a simple question. If only its answer wasn't so complicated.
We've all been unhappy. We've all been sad. We've all been hurt, bitter, angry, disappointed and annoyed at life and at our situations. Has it ever been so bad that you asked yourself: "Why me?"
I have.
At one point in my life (and I'm not going to say this little voice doesn't try and creep up every once in a while) I was upset and unhappy about everything. My career opportunities, my relationships/friendships, my clothes- just, everything. I used this moment as a point of reflection and I truly thought about why I was feeling so unhappy- why I felt life and God were unfair to me, and why I was being ignored by His Grace.
Mean people, rude people, absolutely horrible-to-the-core people, get blessed every single day. I saw people that wronged me and those I love get blessing after blessing and I asked myself- why? Why are they being blessed when they don't deserve it? Why are they being praised and adored by people when in reality, they're pretty mean and awful? Then I thought about it- it's not really about them- it's about me. It's about how I see things.
Why not me?
I wrote down a couple of points that I felt were born out of my reflection on this question. And little by little, I have been molding my life towards a better me. A happier me. I may still be in the process of moving forward, but I'm learning every single day. I still get hurt, I still get offended, but at the end of the day, I'm choosing to be happy. I choose to live a happy life- struggles, problems and challenges aside.
Hopefully these little tips/points help you try to live a happier life yourself. I'm not saying I know everything and that these are sure ways of not letting hate and mean people get to you- but it's a start. And it's something I live by. :)
We've all been unhappy. We've all been sad. We've all been hurt, bitter, angry, disappointed and annoyed at life and at our situations. Has it ever been so bad that you asked yourself: "Why me?"
I have.
At one point in my life (and I'm not going to say this little voice doesn't try and creep up every once in a while) I was upset and unhappy about everything. My career opportunities, my relationships/friendships, my clothes- just, everything. I used this moment as a point of reflection and I truly thought about why I was feeling so unhappy- why I felt life and God were unfair to me, and why I was being ignored by His Grace.
Mean people, rude people, absolutely horrible-to-the-core people, get blessed every single day. I saw people that wronged me and those I love get blessing after blessing and I asked myself- why? Why are they being blessed when they don't deserve it? Why are they being praised and adored by people when in reality, they're pretty mean and awful? Then I thought about it- it's not really about them- it's about me. It's about how I see things.
Why not me?
I wrote down a couple of points that I felt were born out of my reflection on this question. And little by little, I have been molding my life towards a better me. A happier me. I may still be in the process of moving forward, but I'm learning every single day. I still get hurt, I still get offended, but at the end of the day, I'm choosing to be happy. I choose to live a happy life- struggles, problems and challenges aside.
Hopefully these little tips/points help you try to live a happier life yourself. I'm not saying I know everything and that these are sure ways of not letting hate and mean people get to you- but it's a start. And it's something I live by. :)
