Happy hearts breed happier people-- Let's live happily by our own terms!
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Let's all just live happily by our own terms. Yesterday, I found myself in a perplexing situation-- in the end, I had to say to myself, " Amanda what do YOU want?" In life we sometimes tend to sacrifice our own happiness for the sake of others-- due to the fear that we may offend.
Don't get me wrong, it is important to be considerate of others. This is not a free pass card on being entirely selfish.
However, feeling that you have to do something in order to be "right" with others does not work. I'm fortunate to have wonderful close friends around me, who understand my motives and won't allow me to feel this way with them. This *bond* is only developed with time. What happens when you're faced with a situation where you don't necessarily want to do something, but you're torn because you may offend someone? It's quite obvious, you address the issue in a mature fashion with the utmost respect. I don't believe in the saying, " You have to earn my respect." I believe in giving everyone their own respect, after all we are all pupils in this thing called life. It shows you're a person of class and dignity. Don't ever lose your composure, and address situations with anger and disregard for feelings-- always try to maintain your own power for the situation at hand.
At this point you can see if it's your way or the highway vs. settling to find a compromise. Happy hearts breed happier people. You will be more at ease this way, by letting loose of the anxiety of offending someone else.
I'll first start off by saying this week has been grand. I pushed myself to my own limits, by waking up each morning and running 6 miles! Yes, this equates to running 30 miles as of this Friday. I made a promise to myself to NOT run on weekends. I've been updating my fitness blog over(here).
A lot of amazing things are going to be happening within the next couple days. Stay tuned
! Remember, JUST SMILE Smiling is the best antidote to heal any pain.It's life's homemade remedy, sent to you in a pretty yellow box. Just figure out what your yellow box may be.
P.s check out my cooking skills (I'm sending you a virtual plate):
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AmandaEbokosia.COM | 12:41 PM
2 Comments:
I've found myself in that dilemma often in life. You want to stand up for yourself but you also want to be considerate to others. It's a fine line to tow too often, to be honest. But eventually I guess we all figure out the balance.
Yes, it's hard. There is no denying that --- We all have to remember to do what makes US happy as well. I find that others may not necessarily agree to our decisions, but they will respect them in the end. I also find it's more of an issue with us being "nice" people.
Thanks for commenting, I really appreciate it :)
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