Life is not perfect, people are not perfect, therefore also the interactions you have daily with others cannot be perfect. A friend annoys you with an inappropriate joke, a colleague disappoints you with a small criticism of your work, a family member displeases you with an insensitive remark. It is upsetting, but only to a certain extent because... you can decide on how to react. You can keep mulling over the joke, the criticism, the remark, thus making the resentment grow inside of you. On the other hand, you can decide that, after all, it was no 'big deal'. The friend, the colleague, the relative did not show a great sense of opportunity and their words were not welcome. Nevertheless, you can realize that there was no great offense, that they probably didn't even know they were hurting your feelings. Therefore...whine within yourself for a little while, but then decide to get over it and forget it. Life is always offering you a lot of really great 'stuff'. *
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