Don’t go the next twenty years letting the same things upset you, the same coworker get on your nerves, the same grumpy relative steal your joy. They may not change, but here’s the key: you can change. Sometimes, we’ve trained ourselves to respond a certain way.
“If they say this, I’m going to get upset…”, “If she leaves me out, it’s going to ruin my night.”, “If your crazy uncle makes fun of me, I’m going to tell him off.”…
The problem is you’re letting them control you. If they don’t perform a certain way, it’s going to sour your day. Why don’t you take the controls back?
