Breaking a mad habit

It’s resolution season.

Many people are trying to decide what to give up,  what to start doing,  or what to improve.

May I suggest stop being so mad.

We seem to be quite angry these days.  Between presidential primaries, possible cheating scandals in the NFL and Miley Cyrus’ poor behavior, everyone has an ax to grind.

I admit that I fall prey to it as well.  I ask myself how someone can be so invested in a sports team that they are willing to call into a radio talk show and risk bursting a blood vessel as they defend their team, all the while I am glaring at the driver moving too slow for my taste as I aggressively whiz past.

Much of what has our blood pressure so elevated is comprised of things that do not matter.  I remember reading some good advice a few years ago about the shelf life of problems.  Will this matter in 10 minutes?  How about 10 months?  How about 10 years?  It seems to me that we get 10 years angry over 10 minute problems.

This year I’ve decided to follow the advice of Queen Elsa.

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