Is your life like an episode of Jerry Springer?
The daytime screaming matches are catching on here in the UK. It may be fascinating to watch in a perverse way - but whenever I catch one - it just reminds me that so many people are wasting their lives away!
Do you let 'silly' things get to you?
Is negative thinking crowding your brain?
Are petty arguments a regular feature of your life?
It's easy to get 'sucked-in' to this way of living. It's like a downward spiral - and very difficult to pull yourself out of. Most of the people I know waste a large part of their day on 'toxic' thinking. Sulking. Getting stressed. Worrying about pleasing someone else. We've all been guilty of it at different times.
There is a way out - but it's hard. It's only hard because you have to change your way of thinking. But...the process itself it's simple.
You can decide whether the negative relationships of your life are worth 'fighting' for by asking yourself one question:
"Would I have a relationship with this person in my ideal day?"
So. You have an argument with your spouse. Regularly. Now - ask yourself that question. When you dream of your huge house and holidays abroad - would you want them with you?
This may seem a harsh way to look at things - but remember that life is all about being selfish to a degree. If you're 'stuck' in a miserable marriage for 25 years - you've just wasted a huge part of your life on being unhappy. Obviously - things are always as 'cut-and-dried' as this - but it's certainly a very good place to start when you are evaluating what matters to you.
Success isn't only about money. It's pointless being rich if you're miserable. Period.
Posted by vurnumg
