"Frame every so-called disaster with these words: In 5 years, will this matter?" is one of Life's 45 Lessons. I want to add one more view-point to the so-called disasters. I want to ask myself whenever I am worried about something, "If I will die tomorrow, is this worth worrying about now?"
Like a wise man once said, we worry because that makes us feel good (yes, feel good). Self-pity is an addiction you wouldn't usually want to get rid of. Like most addictions, self-pity also does undesirable things to us in the long run. So I'm gonna tell myself that self-pity is for people who don't care, but I do care about myself. I'm gonna ask myself these two questions as soon as I become conscious that I am worrying.
I am writing this down here, on my public blog because I want to remember this choice I am making now. So, no more self-pity, Kanna. And remember the questions.
I have this issue of self pity and its getting chronic as days go by. I am conscious of it but still struggling..
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