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By nature, I'm a "fixer".... For this reason, whenever I hear someone complaining (or announcing on social media) about why they're unhappy, I feel the need to try and "fix" them. Many times encouraging words or actions by me or other friends seem to help, but on occasion the complainer just responds with additional negativity. It's then that I have to remind myself that some people just don't want to be "helped". I think it was Abe Lincoln who said this: "Most people are about as happy as they want to be." There's so much truth in those words!
I ran across the following excerpt from a blog recently that was shared by my sweet friend, Susie, and it really rang true for me. "Other people’s negativity is not your problem. Be positive when negativity surrounds you. Keep smiling while others are moaning or complaining. It’s an easy way to maintain your enthusiasm and focus. Don’t ever let someone else’s bitterness change the person you are. You can’t take things too personally, even if it seems personal. Rarely do people do things because of you. They do things because of them." So, for all of my other "fixer" friends out there, just keep your end positive and don't let the weight of the world bring you down! Keep smiling! Need a little motivation? Here's a super short video to get you inspired! Our sermon at church yesterday was especially good ~ it was about forgiveness and why it can be so difficult for us all. We were reminded how human nature often turns our anger into resentment and how quickly we can make and keep a “scorecard” of hurt feelings. And everybody knows it’s even harder to forgive when the other party doesn’t reciprocate. But then the question was posed, “How can we accept God’s mercy if we can’t do the same for others?” This is so true and it’s definitely an eye opening reminder.
Recently, I’ve had several friends who’ve been dealing with hurt feelings and the struggle with forgiveness that we all encounter at times. If you’re in a similar situation, maybe some of these reminders will be helpful. • Life becomes easier when you accept the apology you never got. • Forgiveness means loving someone enough to pursue healing instead of punishment. • To forgive is to set a prisoner free, and then suddenly realize that the prisoner was you. • Anger is an acid that can do more damage to the container in which it’s stored than anything on which it’s poured. • How nice it would be if we could forgive others as quickly as we expect God to forgive us. • One who can’t forgive breaks the bridge over which she herself must one day pass. • The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest. • To be a Christian means to forgive the inexcusable because God forgives the inexcusable in us. ~ C.S. Lewis |
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