I’m having a bad, bad day
It’s about time that I get my way
Steam rolling whatever I seeHuh. Despicable me…
The only disability in life is a bad attitude. (Scott Hamilton)
Since you get more joy out of giving joy to others, you should put a good deal of thought into the happiness that you are able to give. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
And the clincher:
When you choose to be pleasant and positive in the way you treat others, you have also chosen, in most cases, how you are going to be treated others. (Zig Ziglar)
I wonder about how that little boy will grow up, and I wonder about how his mother will view his attitude. I went through a period in my life where I’m pretty sure I was grumpy all the time. Amazingly, my kids have turned out all right and my husband still loves me, so maybe it wasn’t “all the time.” Recalling how I felt during that time (in addition to being grumpy), I can’t imagine volunteering to hop onto that train, much less advertising the ride. “Come on over! Feel terrible! Make yourself sick! Hurt your friends and family! It’s GREAT!”
I’m still grumpy sometimes, but I find myself a lot less tolerant (?) about it. I don’t like that feeling, so I try to turn my thoughts elsewhere. Singing happy songs and drawing smiley faces doesn’t really do it for me; I’m just not that kind of gal. I find it much easier and more productive to simply busy myself with other things. And if that doesn’t work, why I’ll just be quiet. “Not the fastest horse can catch a word spoken in anger.”
Do you think it’s okay to have a season pass on the Grumpy Train? Do you have curmudgeonly tendencies? How do you move past them?
I'm never grumpy.
::flee!::
I think this is a great post, Robin. I had to share it. 😀
@Narratus It is my experience that you are rarely grumpy. You are a rare gem, and a sweetheart to boot.
And please, share away!