You ever feel the need to vent? Of course you do. You have a bad day or you have a confrontation with a co-worker and you are seething. Oh, man are you ticked off! You can't control the rage. You're trembling and you want to strangle that person. So, you come home to your significant other, or your kids, or your dog, and you let it all out! Of course, the venting session typically lasts longer than the event that gave you the need to vent. Also, venting tends to escalate, doesn't it? You get more and more worked up as you tell the story and soon, it becomes personal about the person you had the episode with and you're remembering all the other things that person has done and your night is ruined.
I had one of those days yesterday. I chose not to vent. I chose not to get worked up. I dealt with the situation and then let it slide. No, it wasn't easy. No, I can't guarantee I will do it every time. It's sometimes healthy to vent, so long as it doesn't become a snowball of excrement. The difference was, instead of coming home and reliving the experience, I got home and lived. That's the better deal any way you look at it.
A wise man said, "Don't listen to your critics. Don't even ignore them." I think this can apply to all the negativity that is thrown at us each day. Don't even ignore it. By choosing to ignore something, we are acknowledging its existence. For example, I don't ignore unicorns. Why should I? They don't exist.
We assign value to people and events by the attention we give them, by the space in our life we allow them. It's like the monster under your bed: it only exists as long as you let it exist. End it.
God bless you. Make it your best day yet.
- Adolfo
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