Adulting Is Reminding Yourself To Drink Water and Calm Down Every Hour

I know sometimes, when I write, I don’t appear to have the sunniest disposition, but I’m not lying when I say despite the regular bitching and moaning, I am generally happy inside.

Case in point: I like people. I like all people, even the annoying ones and the mean ones. I even like some people who aren’t crazy about me, and I don’t think poorly of them because of their bad taste and faulty judgment. Ha ha.

I may not like the way some people behave, but once you separate the bad behavior from the person and try to understand why someone is acting like a dick…well…there’s something to like about almost everyone.

That doesn’t mean I’m excusing hurtful behavior. What I think I’m trying to say is that it’s easier to understand why people act like assholes if you think about why they’re acting like assholes.

I mean, it’s not easy to be a human. We’re all painfully thrust into this world with no idea where we came from, what we should be doing, or how long we must do it. And the cherry on top is that we have no clue where we will end up after our time runs out.

Life is a giant, stressful puzzle, don’t you think? And despite that, we wake up every morning and keep on trying to put the puzzle pieces together.

I think inside, we are all the same. We all want to be healthy, happy, and successful; we want to laugh as much as possible, and we all want to be loved and included. Above all, we want to find joy in each day.  And yeah, yeah, yeah, there are those people who seem to find misery in everything, bitch constantly and do mean things. I believe they want to be happy, but the heavy weight of fear burdens them, and most negative emotions stem from fear.

Adulting is hard and scary. Some of us carry the burden of fear better than others, but to be honest, we’re all carrying a heavy load. Whether it’s shit from your job, shit from your childhood or shit from your kids, shit from your health, shit from wearing uncomfortable shoes, or just a bunch of shit in general, we’ve all got baggage.

So, anyway, you’re probably wondering what my point is. I’m not even sure myself. Hmmmmm…let me think about that…okay…how about this: We are all connected, and the choices we make will ripple through our families, our community, and even through the world, so make wise choices and be kind, even to the people who are f*ckfaces to you. An abundance of kindness from all of us really, really, REALLY will make the world a better place.