It is all SO insignificant when you look at life as a whole. I swear you will not be thinking of those things when it is your turn to go. You might have got caught in bad traffic today, or had a bad sleep because your beautiful babies kept you awake, or your hairdresser cut your hair too short. Think how lucky you are to be able to do just that - breathe. "Once you do that, get out there and take a freaking big breath of that fresh Aussie air deep in your lungs, look at how blue the sky is and how green the trees are It is so beautiful. It's OK to acknowledge that something is annoying but try not to carry on about it and negatively affect other people's days."Ģ. Be grateful for your minor issue and get over it. Those times you are about ridiculous things (something I have noticed so much these past few months), just think about someone who is really facing a problem. "I just want people to stop worrying so much about the small, meaningless stresses in life and try to remember that we all have the same fate after it all, so do what you can to make your time feel worthy and great, minus the bullshit. "I check your Facebook page before I tell them you're dead because it reminds me that I am talking about a person, someone they love - it quiets the voice in my head that is screaming at you right now shouting: 'You mother f-ker, how could you do this to them, to people you are supposed to love!'"ġ.
Dad screaming your name over and over, mom pulling her hair out, curled up on the floor with her hand over her head as if she's trying to protect herself from unseen blows.” "You're kind of lucky that you don't have to see it. It makes it that much easier for me, one less question I need to ask.” Good, I'll know exactly who they are when I walk into the room. I see you standing with your mom and dad in front of the sign to your college. "I see your smile, how it should be, the color of eyes when they are filled with life, your time on the beach, blowing out candles, Christmas at Grandma's oh you have a Maltese, too. Looks like you were wearing it to the U2 concert.
I know a lot of people.”"I see you wearing the same necklace and earrings that now sit in a specimen cup on the counter, the same ball cap or jacket that has been split open with trauma scissors and pulled under the backboard, the lining stained with blood. Chances are we'll have one mutual friend somewhere. "So I pick up your faded picture of your driver's license and click on my iPhone, flip to Facebook and search your name. Profeta goes on to explain why he checks a patient's Facebook page: This article was originally published on April 16, 2018. You don't have to engage with everyone you meet, but the next time someone smiles and offers you a high-five? You might brighten someone's day.īut most importantly, getting out of your own head, checking your own biases, and giving others the benefit of the doubt will make you a more compassionate person. That's why we should step outside of our bubbles and engage with the world on a regular basis. It's easy to do that!īut if there's one thing this story reminds us, it's that it's important to stop and remember that while you're living your life, other people are living theirs, so assuming best intentions can do us a great favor. We all misinterpret the actions of others sometimes. when all the guy was really trying to do was be kind. And he may have continued to think of him as annoying, maybe telling others about "the weird guy who was always trying to take up my space". CC BY-SA 3.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.- not for this one day running late, McFall may have never realized what his classmate was trying to do. This licensing tag was added to this file as part of the GFDL licensing update. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
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