Okay, so it has been a while since I last posted anything, but I had a very interesting thought on Monday. Here's the story...
This week I had a stupid moment; I forgot to go pay the rent. Hell. It was due on the fourth, and I got a notice on the sixth that I needed to pay it. Crap. Well, by this time I had accumulated a lovely $65 in late fees. Damn. Long story short, I am an idiot. The next morning, I went and paid my rent. Stupid, stupid, stupid. End of story.
Well, in the infamous words of Paul Harvey, here's "the rest of the story..."
I'm sure most of you have noticed by now, when I do something stupid, I get mad. By and large, I am angry with myself for doing whatever idiotic thing that I have done. Of course, this was also true for the aforementioned inanity. Well, about ten minutes into my self-berating, I interrupted myself with two thoughts.
Thought #1: “Katy, it happens!”
Well, I was a bit taken aback. I could not argue with this, and my sensible side took advantage of my stunned silence to say this:
Thought #2: “Why are you going to let this one mishap, that you cannot do anything about, ruin an otherwise good day? Seriously, why?”
I just lost an argument, with myself.
I know, I know. This is not really an original thought, but it is true. Why should I be miserable and beat myself up over something as trivial (albeit expensive) as late rent? What’s done is done. There is no use in crying over spilled milk. So, I wrote the check and, with a bit of effort, put it out of my mind. You know what happened then? I was happy! I then proceeded to carry on with the rest of my perfectly good evening. End of story (for real this time).
Moral of the story: I can choose my mood. As I said before, there is no great revelation here; no novel epiphany. It is simply something that I would do well to remember in the future, and I thought it might be a good reminder for everyone else as well. Later days!
"I discovered I always have choices and sometimes it's only a choice of attitude." ~ Unknown
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." ~ Maya Angelou
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that's quite a good thing to realize about yourself...something we can all use and think about...
ReplyDeletewhen i was in elementary school, my grandpa drove us to school and everyday before we could get out of the car we had to repeat after him and say, "I am made in God's image, I can choose my attitude, and I choose to feel GREAT!" that's very similar to what you've just said...
love ya girl! ;o)
Katy I am so proud of you. This is not an easy thing to do. I do the same thing to myself all the time, fret over things that don't really matter in the long run, and by the end of the day I am not happy. Good for you for realizing that you are in control of your life. Praying about it also helps.
ReplyDeleteLove ya!