Don't sweat the small things

My Opinion

Where some people see a mean, rude and all around nasty person; others see a hurt, unconfident person with self esteem issues. Someone says something to you that could be taken two ways. Are you going to let it bother you and assume that he or she was trying to be mean? Or are you going to brush it off and assume that he or she was having a bad day?

Don’t sweat the small things. In every conversation in which you feel threatened or hurt by the words someone else is saying, you should be asking yourself, “why would a normal human being act or talk this way?” If the conclusions are that no normal self respecting human would talk this way, then you can assume that there are outside things influencing them.

Many times in this day in age miscommunication happens because of the inability to see or hear the other person while texting. When texting, never assume that the other person has just said something to make you angry; usually that is a miscommunication.

La Rochefoucauld said, “Little minds are too wounded by little things; great minds see all and are not even hurt.”

When we take a step back and look at the big picture, it is usually never worth it to get mad at someone else. In most cases if you can look at the big picture and try to see the reasons why someone is talking or acting the way they are, then you will never be hurt or offended by them.

Eleanor Roosevelt said, “No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”

Don’t give others the consent to make you feel inferior, rise above the petty comments being thrust at you and try to see the big picture. If you can figure out the reasons for a person’s actions or words then you will usually end up not be offended.