I am so angry all of the time. I know that life isn't fair but why is it so good for some people rather than others. Why do I have to work my ass off for everything - while others just do what they want? I don't understand. I feel like a kind, just, person. I am very generous compared to many people. Yet I can't get ahead at all. It's always something. I'll never be a teacher because I don't have the time or the resources to do it. But here is a quote that might help me change my perspective.
The Greek philosopher Epictetus said it beautifully more than 2,000 years ago: "People are disturbed, not by things (that happen to them), but by the principles and opinions which they form concerning (those) things. When we are hindered, or disturbed, or grieved, let us never attribute it to others, but to ourselves; that is, to our own principles and opinions."
I really need to become more positive - find the good in everything. I need to stop feeling sorry for myself. I need to stop cursing my Creator for all my problems. The reason that bad things happen is because they just do - to everybody. So I need to focus on how to overcome them when they do happen. I've got to stop flying off the handle at everything. This is much easier said than done.
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