Be happy.
If you can be happy about anything, than your life can be good no matter what happens. Lets take a few examples.
Let's say your Ipod dies while you are driving to school. What do you do?
A) Nothing, you don't notice because you are talking on the cell phone.
B) Get pissed, throw your ipod out the window, and then pull over to pick it up.
C) Get pissed, throw your ipod out the window, see another driver laugh at you, get pissed at him, crash into him on purpose, and die..
D) Turn on the radio.
-If you chose option A, you should go back to driver's ed. They teach you how to not use cell phones while driving. It's actually pretty easy.
-If you chose option B, it is likely that your ipod isn't in the best shape (assuming you don't have the iprotect). And you probably were a little bit late to school.
-If you chose option C, you probably aren't reading this right now, because you are dead. Unless of course they have the internet in heaven.
-If you chose option D, you probably are in decent shape, because your iPod is doing fine, and you are still alive.
Forgive the pathetic-ness of that example... Anyway, I am trying to prove a point here. You can't always control what happens to you, but you can control your reaction. You can't always control bears, but you can control your reaction. Lets say you get mauled by a bear in Michigan. You can decide to be sad, missing your limbs, or you can be happy. You can be happy that you have a story to tell, or that you have had an intimate moment with another species.
Oh God...I just Googled "Bear attack" on google and looked at the pictures...
DO NOT LOOK! It is pure nastiness. However, considering that I am trying to be happy, I will keep a positive outlook. I have never been attacked by a bear. That makes me happy.
Next time you are presented with a bad situation, be happy. Thinking about things in a certain way can make it better. It's up to you...
Have you ever had one of those blogs that is just a big disappointment? Sometimes you want to blog, but just aren't feeling it. That is happening right now. This will earn the tag of "useless." How sad...
I hope next time is better.
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12 years ago
i agree with this post on all levels.
ReplyDeleteexcept there is nothing wrong with talking on the phone while driving.
Talking is a problem because it takes your attention away from the road. This can be just like talking if you don't have to hold up the phone, but it is not the best idea to have only one hand onn the steering wheel. Wedging your cell phone between your ear and a shoulder is distracting too, by the way.
ReplyDeleteWell, Mike, I have news. Something tragic has happened, and I'm the type of person who currently fits into category C. To answer your question, they don't have internet in heaven. I had to use my itouch.
ReplyDeleteI'm obviously kidding because you and I both know I don't have a license or a car. GOTCHA!