If you are looking for reasons to be upset, you will undoubtedly find them. Whether real or imagined, there will always be something you can be angry about, afraid of, or hurt by if that is where you choose to focus your attention. In fact, the more you focus on the negative or the potentially … Continue reading Choosing Peace
We live in a world full of broken people, but we need not be broken by them. Some people are so unhappy that their only goal from day to day is to make others unhappy as well. They go out of their way to pull others into their misery. By intentionally causing conflict, they draw … Continue reading Drawn Into Conflict
When we presume to know what others think about us, not only are we putting thoughts in their heads that may not actually be there, but we are also wasting an untold amount of time and energy on something we can do nothing about. The truth is that most people spend most of their time … Continue reading What Others Think
Some of us are not capable of pretending. We do not know how to show interest when we are uninterested. We do not know how to pay attention when we are distracted. We do not know how to appear enthralled when we are bored. We do not know how to seem pleased when we are … Continue reading Intention And Attention
There is no use being envious of people for reaping the benefits of doing things we were never going to do anyway. If someone has something we do not, whether it is money, power, prestige, or a relationship, being upset about this fact will not change it. Not only that, quite often people have things … Continue reading The Results Of Willingness
