Life’s hard.
Life’s tough.
Life’s a bitch…etc etc etc.
I agree.
Life is hard. Very hard. For some more so than others.
But then we can’t compare ourselves to others.
My pain is my own. Yours is not mine. Mine is not yours.
The thing to remember is that mostly the reason life is hard is because you choose it to be that way. I know you want to argue that point but it is a fact that everytime you are sad it is because you are reacting to something in a sad feeling way. You are choosing sadness. Your ego doesn’t want to believe this so it will make you come up with suitable rational arguments. It doesn’t matter. The truth is the truth no matter how you spin it.
We can, at any time we want to, choose to be happy. No matter what is happening or how you are feeling you can choose to smile. You just think you can’t. Your ego doesn’t want you to. It’s trying to protect you.
Try it.
Next time you’re feeling sad or angry or whatever, think about this. Are you choosing to be that way? Could you just flip the switch and choose to be happy? Your ego won’t want you to know the truth, but you’ll know it. Deep deep down you’ll know.
And that’ll make you angry.
