I have a temper. It is one of those flash tempers that goes off at some of the most stupid times. I will totally overreact to a little thing like if I break something or if something is out of place after mentioning the said thing is out of place repeatedly. I stumble across said thing and lose it. (The previous sentence makes it seem like I am a neat-nick--not the case. I am a clutter freak who craves order.) I tend to fight, fight, and fight again, the same battles and get upset by the same things when I should let whatever it is go and not waste energy on being angry about whatever is making me mad.
But, sometimes, it feels so good to wrap myself up in that anger, that righteous indignation over the littlest of things. I know that I am so much better than the person or people with whom I am angry. I would not do such a thing. I would not be so insensitive, unfeeling, and self-absorbed as these offenders.
Here are a few things which get my goat (in no particular order):
1. bad parkers who take up more than one parking space.
2. people who play their car radios so loud (with base) that you can hear it in your house.
3. people who treat their dogs poorly
4. people who throw their gum wrappers (or any other minor debris and/or garbage) out their car window. This includes people who throw their cigarettes out their car windows.
5. people who let their dogs crap on my lawn and don't pick it up.
I know, only five. If there are only five things in the world that bother me that much to unfurl my righteous indignation, I should count my blessings. But, Jiminy Crickets, seems like I am expending a lot of energy on such little things when there are real problems out there. Trouble is, my temper will flare at more than these five, I just can't think of any others right now. I envy people who seem balanced, centered. They also tend to be people who exercise regularly and have their lives together. While I am not "a mess," I could use some fine-tuning. If I got myself into better order, if I made a conscious effort to curb my temper, do all that healthy exercise thing, I wonder if I would feel better? It seems like a lot of work.
But, sometimes, it feels so good to wrap myself up in that anger, that righteous indignation over the littlest of things. I know that I am so much better than the person or people with whom I am angry. I would not do such a thing. I would not be so insensitive, unfeeling, and self-absorbed as these offenders.
Here are a few things which get my goat (in no particular order):
1. bad parkers who take up more than one parking space.
2. people who play their car radios so loud (with base) that you can hear it in your house.
3. people who treat their dogs poorly
4. people who throw their gum wrappers (or any other minor debris and/or garbage) out their car window. This includes people who throw their cigarettes out their car windows.
5. people who let their dogs crap on my lawn and don't pick it up.
I know, only five. If there are only five things in the world that bother me that much to unfurl my righteous indignation, I should count my blessings. But, Jiminy Crickets, seems like I am expending a lot of energy on such little things when there are real problems out there. Trouble is, my temper will flare at more than these five, I just can't think of any others right now. I envy people who seem balanced, centered. They also tend to be people who exercise regularly and have their lives together. While I am not "a mess," I could use some fine-tuning. If I got myself into better order, if I made a conscious effort to curb my temper, do all that healthy exercise thing, I wonder if I would feel better? It seems like a lot of work.
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