Quote Queen: Come On Get Happy

Come on get happy
Uh oh. I lost my temper yesterday.
 
You see, I have four pet peeves. I am a very happy, optimistic person basically all of the time. But by doing one of these four pet peeves, my mood can alter. I cannot stand when girls scream for no reason, when people splash me with water when I’m dry and when people ignore me purposely. But the absolute biggest, number one pet peeve of mine of all time, is wasting time. I get mad at myself when I waste time on Facebook, or run pointless errands, or am unproductive. However, when other people waste my time — that’s when I lose my cool. This happened the other day for the first time in quite a while. Therefore, this week’s quote has to do with anger:
 
“Every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you’ll never get back.”
 

In actuality, this quote is part of a longer quote that I’ll include at the end of this post. But really, think about it. I got upset because two people never showed up for a meeting they asked to have — and they never apologized! I sat at a food court by myself ready to work for no reason. I was livid, but that was my problem: I acted reactively instead of proactively.
 
Did I have a reason to be upset? Yes. But by channeling all my anger and frustration at them, I ended up wasting more precious time…on them. I let them get the best of me, and I let them take up more of my time. Every second I spent venting to my best friend and rolling my eyes and checking my watch and doodling angrily in my notebook was wasted — I let them win because I spent more of my time thinking of them.
 
Someone shared with me yesterday to never let yourself get upset for more than two seconds. When someone flakes on a meeting and tells you 30 minutes later that they’re not coming, just breathe in, breathe out, and smile and continue your day.
 
I’m not suggesting to bottle it up or excuse what happened, but rather redirect that negative energy into a proactive one — do something else instead. Start working ahead, call your aunt, read your emails. Do anything BUT grant that unreliable person even more of your time and energy. It’s exhausting, really.
 
No one was hurt from my little experience — the world moved on and in the end I was able to talk with my group members and come up with a solution. The real person who lost was me, for losing 60 minutes of happiness I could have had!
 
“As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn’t supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it’s harder every time. You’ll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You’ll fight with your best friend. You’ll blame a new love for things an old one did. You’ll cry because time is passing too fast, and you’ll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you’ve never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you’ll never get back.”  -Unknown
 
Xoxo,
QQ