You know what I’m taking about. Do you worry more about being right and keeping your position than being happy? The next time you find yourself getting defensive and arguing your position- even at the expense of creating many resentments – stop and let it go. Yes, it’s that simple. It takes a special type of strength not to simply care anymore – but once you achieve it, you’re at a completely different level of existence.
Here are some simple steps you can take today to creating more happiness:
1. Be the first to reach out. Even if you feel the other person was at fault or
completely out of line – be the first one to apologize and let it go. When we hold on to resentments, little resentments become bigger ones. Let go and move on.
2. Don’t let others have the power to bring you down. When we hold on to grudges from past disagreements, we are giving others the power to affect our happiness. Only you have control over your happiness- Even when you might think others do.
3. Let other’s be right most of the time. Even if they are not, they will become less defensive and start listening to your position more often. Be the bigger person.
4. Give other’s the benefit of the doubt and forgive them. Even when it’s impossible to see the good in other’s intentions, write it off. Do you really care why someone did something? It’s done. Forgive them and move on to creating your happiness.
5. Don’t try to change or control others. So everyone else is not behaving the way you want them to? Who cares! Control only yourself. Let other’s do what they please. Even if you think it affects you in some way, it doesn’t have to. Life is short – plan on controlling only your life, experiences, and happiness.
You deserve it.
The Universe Guru
1 comments:
That really spoke to me. I tend to be righteous - being right, often in the wrong place! And I will defend my position no matter what. But I have recently become aware of the foolishness of this. Being right at someone else's expense is often not worth it.
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