Boy, the older I get I find that I am much more patient about certain things. I think it is because I finally figured out that life is too short and you don’t sweat the small stuff. I hang out with many friends and I see them getting upset over the smallest things. If they could just stop and look at the big picture maybe they would realize how ridiculous they are. I try now to take a step back, think it thru then 9 times out of 10 realize it’s just not worth making a big deal over. What is the saying, “With age comes wisdom!”. Maybe that is it, not that I think I am all that wise, but I do think you find as you age that certain things just are not as important as they were when you were younger.
I also find since I am getting older that I don’t take as much crap as I used to. If it is making my life miserable I just don’t deal with it. Friends and relatives who moan, complain and basically make me uncomfortable are no longer people I hang out with. Now I know you can’t be happy all the time, that would be unrealistic but if you can avoid those things that would bring you down, life is happier and better for everyone.
So the next time you are angry, upset or just basically pissed off, remember there are soliders dying in the middle east every day, children in africa go to bed hungry every night, the poverty level in India is growing every day, 8 out of 10 women will get some form of breast cancer in their life… is your problem or reason to be upset worse than these things?? If not, take a deep breath, let it go and enjoy ^_^
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