I once read a snippet called ”The 45 Lessons Life Taught Me.” It is one of my favorite pieces; consequently, I’m going to illustrate each lesson on this blog. In the end, I hope you’re as inspired as I am to make each day better than the last.
Life Lesson #3: Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
You get to your practice and you’re in a pretty decent mood. But as soon as you walk through the back door, you sense it: Chaos. Pressure. Cancellations. Frustration. Triangulation.
Your hygienist is in a tizzy. Other team members are moody. Even the usually-sweet patients are demanding and frustrating in a way that makes you want to become a hermit.
By the time you leave, you feel nothing but pure, unadulterated fury. You’re angry with your colleagues. You’re miserable just thinking about your patients. You’re even miffed at the drive-through gal who messes up your coffee order by substituting soy milk for cow’s milk.
You, my friend, are in Hate Land.
Though this is a totally understandable state, it’s time to take a step back and put your world into perspective. Yes, you had a terrible day. Of course you’re feeling out-of-sorts! But is it worth hating anyone?
The answer is a firm “no”.
When you spend time hating others, you only hurt yourself. Your blood pressure increases. Your heart races. Your brain swims. Your focus decreases. Essentially, all that hate winds up killing YOU. Not the people you so vehemently “hate”, but you.
Instead of wallowing in self-induced venom, you have to change the way you react to the world around you.
It’s fine to recognize and acknowledge the moods of others. It’s even fine to be disappointed that your hygienist was snippy to a patient (and you’ll need to address that asap, by the way.)
But it’s not fine… or recommended… to get sucked into a spiral of hate.
Life is too short and far too precious. Train yourself to LOVE THE THINGS AROUND YOU and practice GRATITUDE. It will help you reframe your day. When the undesirables happen, commit to being thankful about the things and people that exist in your life. It will lower your blood pressure, create clarity, and send out a positive vibration in the universe around you. Trust me…..it works.
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