"Get over it, or do something about it!"

This is my new mantra/New Year's resolution. I chant it over and over in my head all throughout the day. Ok not all day but certainly when things annoy, disappoint, infuriate, depress, or otherwise effect me in a negative way. I tend to be a complainer and I tend to be a pessimist. I think I got it from my Mom. Although, on a funny note, she called it being a realist:) Thanks Mom! (Man do I hate it when people blame their parents for their mistakes.)
Ok I'll be honest I can't blame anyone but myself for my attitude, but I had to at least try. Now back to the point...which is... I finally get it. I finally understand why there are so many little sayings about "making lemonade with lemons", "catching flies with honey", "girding up your loins", "putting your shoulder to the wheel", should I go on? It's pretty annoying to hear from your elders when you're growing up, but did they ever have a point.
I never, ever, as a life long hater of the phrase "get over it" and someone who loves wallowing in their sorrows, thought I would say this, but having a bad attitude accomplishes nothing. (There, I said it, and as I said it I paused to take a deep breathe and exhale slowly. I wish my dad were here now he would be so proud of me - for this moment was 24 years in the making!) It just makes you (and me) difficult to be around.
Now I am going to admit something embarrassing. I have in the past been the person who pushes everyone away with their whining, complaining, moaning, groaning, feeling sorry for myself, having my feelings hurt easily etc., and then wondered why I was so lonely. Oh, it looks even worse in writing than I thought. Well I can't sugar coat it. It is what it is, and I was what I was. I am now going to take solace in the fact that I am ever moving onward and upward away from the person that was all those things. I am a changed woman!
So from here on out on you can count on me. If something bothers me so much that I am becoming crazed I will do something about it instead of taking it out on those around me. If I am too lazy, scared, discouraged etc. to take action then I will simply get over it post haste. I love growing up, I love my life, I love my family, I love my new atittude, and I love my dad for drilling little sayings such as "Please - fill in the blank - and do it with a cheerful heart.".
So if you see me around town chanting under my breath you know what I'm doing! Stay out of my way until I "get over it":)


I do it for all my loves!

iphone

Nick is against cell phones and has refused to own one for the last five years. Nick took a job that requires over an hour commute each way, which he will be starting this summer. Jacie has a cell phone and is NOT opposed to them. Jacie told Nick that he'd better get used to the idea of getting a cell phone if he's going to be on the road all the time! Nick finally saw Jacie's point. Then he proceeded to purchase and iphone. Jacie was a little shocked (have you seen the price tag on those babies). Nick told Jacie that it was ok because this iphone would now be their "home phone" and she would love it. Jacie remained skeptical... until she played with it for awhile. Now she thinks it is just as cool as he does. In conclusion this thing is as cool as it looks, actually it's cooler.

The grass is always greener

I made up my mind a long time ago NOT to be one of those people who is perfectly content with their life - until they see what the next person has or does. I refuse to keep up with the Jones'. If I am happy when I am home alone with MY family and MY things then that shouldn't change when I see what other people's families or things are like. Every once in awhile I do see something someone else does or has that I wish I could incorprate into my family. In these cases I choose to be inspired rather than envious. So far it's working great. If I am unhappy before I leave the house in the morning... well that's another story altogether! (Stay tuned for an upcoming blog about my New Year's resolution.) My contentedness does not correspond to anything but my sense of self. If I am happy inside, really happy, and really in tune to what will keep me that way then I am set. That's all I need to know. As my dad has told me all my life... I can do anything I put my mind to, and I'm putting my mind to loving MY life!