at any rate...
i am so damn tired of people complaining all the time - stop bitching about things that may not be 'right' in your eyes. stop whining about work - you have a job, be grateful for that and remember to take deep breaths. there are so many out there that don't have a job, struggling to find one, or have one that leaves them broke and living down the penny every month. to have a good job with awesome hours that pays well and offers great benefits is an amazing thing to have - treat it as such, and if you don't think it's good enough for you then leave and allow someone who wants the opportunity to take it.
be grateful for what you do have. be thankful your mother is still alive and that you didn't have to watch her suffer through cancer and die prematurely like my godmother just did. be grateful you didn't die young in a car wreck from a drunk driver at 20 like kelsey did. she had a lot of life left to live and so did judy. be thankful you are living your life! look up at the sun and smile and appreciate the day. walk around barefoot and feel the grass between your feet. hug your kids. cuddle with your dog. embrace life. go swimming. run. make love to your spouse. laugh so hard your stomach hurts. tell the people you care about that you love them. stop complaing about petty shit.
now, i'm not saying that i'm perfect. i am guilty of complaing from time to time. but when i find myself frustrated and complaining, whether it be in my head or in the form of word vomit to the pair of ears next to me, i try and put myself in the other side's shoes. i take a deep breath, and try to move on. so, this could be hypocritical of me. but you know what i'm talking about... there are people that just seem negative all the time and bitch and moan incessantly. they have road rage. they bitch about politics. they have something negative to say about every damn thing. they complain about having to wake up early. dude, be thankful you woke up another day! thank god for another day you get of your life! smile, do a long morning stretch, and enjoy your day ahead. everyone gets frustrated - it's just human. but focus on the good and what you do have rather than what you don't. emotions are so contagious - when you're around negative people, you will be brought down. that's why i have to rid myself of this, or limit my interaction with such people. and happiness is just as contagious.
and i need to get political for a moment here, which i don't normally do. stop complaing about the president. he's president for another four years whether you like it or not. and i'm not saying this because i voted for obama - i'm not. the people that would rant and rave about romney bothered me just as much. instead of bitching about obama, do small things to make a difference in your community - donate food to the hungry, read a book to your kid, smile at strangers, say 'thank you' and 'please', donate blood, volunteer, donate clothes to a shelter, give a stray animal a home. work on the things you can change instead of the things you can't. focus on the good things obama has done and is going to do other than the negative. there is no perfect president or politician - every one of them has flaws and positives. so please focus on the positive instead of posting incessantly on facebook that you hate obama and blah blah blah. you can represent the candidate you want without bashing another.
and show tolerance for others for crying out loud. i respect your spiritual and religious beliefs, and if you expect respect, you have to give it. don't mess with other people's marriages and relationships and love - gay marriage doesn't hurt anyone. youu heterosexual marriage doesn't affect a gay couple whatsoever, so how would my gay friends getting married affect you? would you life suffer? yes, you are entitled to your opinion but you cannot legislate morality - you legislate based on equality of all individuals. that's what our country was founded on for crying out loud! years ago black people couldn't marry white people and now they can - did that ever hurt anyone? do interracial marriages 'offend' you? same exact thing. what if someone told you that you couldn't marry the person you love? what would you do? how would you feel? and i swear to god, if one more church of latter day saints person comes to my door trying to 'save' me from burning in eternal hell fire for not believing what they do i'm going to give them a piece of my mind. everyone has a right to have faith in what they believe in whether that is christ or buddah or allah or a goat. tolerate each other. love each other. don't hate.
'hate, it has caused a lot of problems in the world, but has not solved one yet.'
- maya angelou
i don't know what prompted this rant. i suppose i've heard a lot of complaining lately and it makes me feel sad. i went on a long run and i feel better, and then i looked over and say my toby and brought the biggest smile on my face. how could it not??
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