Get Out Of My Head!

Have you ever been mistreated so badly by another person that your anger towards them consumes you? It’s tough to “turn the other cheek” or “be the bigger person”. Sometimes you don’t want to walk away, you want to run full speed ahead with clenched fist and punch them square in the nose. But let’s face it, it wouldn’t make you feel any better. In fact, it might make you feel worse and possibly even get you arrested.

Here’s a little saying I recite to myself when I find myself in this type of situation:

“Holding a grudge against someone else is allowing them to live rent free in your head”.

I heard this a while ago and it stuck with me. The last thing I want to do is give someone power over my thoughts. I have great thoughts and creative ideas and there’s just no room up there for the likes of you pal! That’s what I tell myself. Then I take a deep breath, mentally evict that person from taking up precious space and move on.