Anger, anxiety, guilt, regret and worry are all perfectly normal emotions. They are our minds way of telling us that something is wrong and we need to get off our keesters to fix it. As I have said many times before, we only have a limited amount of energy to stay healthy, age gracefully and live happily. It is up to you to choose how you spend that energy.
Okay, you say, that is great and all, but HOW do I choose to not be miserable? Well, the first thing is to look at your irrational thoughts. Life is 10% reality and 90% what we make of it. Unfortunately, many people grow up learning irrational ways of thinking and negative ways of viewing the world.
Characteristics of Irrational Thoughts
Irrational thoughts are inflexible or must-abatory thinking Things must be just so. There are very few things in life we must do. I am about as rigid and inflexible as they come, I have learned that flexibility makes life a whole lot easier.
1. Get a stack of index cards.
2. One each card, write down one thing you feel you must do. Low and behold, you will often find that there are not enough hours in an 8-day week to get it all...