The Mad Minstrel

You’re Stuck With Yourself.

The Mad Minstrel

Family, friends, partners, children, exes, coworkers, lovers… we are surrounded by a network of people, most of us trying to make a connection so we don’t feel alone in this great big world. The truth of it though, is no matter how close we get or how hard we love, we’re still the only person inside our minds.

Knowing that, you’d better be one hell of a person because you’re all you have at the end of the day. Think about this, and I mean it, really think about it…

What kind of person are you?

If you’re angry- always yelling at customer service reps and road-raging at other drivers. You’re going to spend your years listening to the angry rants of a madman. That’s living a whole life where you are actively choosing to feel terrible, and for what?

If you’re a liar, you’ll spend years trying to keep your stories straight and trying to keep people from figuring you out. That’s years of your life being anxious and nervous.

If you’re vapid and shallow, well…good on you, there won’t be much conversation with yourself at all… Just sit there and look pretty. *wink*

But if you’re thoughtful and kind, don’t you think you’ll have a much easier go of it? Don’t get me wrong, I get all kinds of angry, I lie about stupid shit from time to time, and I can be more superficial than anyone I know… But I don’t fixate. I try to let things go, to look deeper, to forgive, and to be nice to everyone, myself included.

But if you want to go on being all angry, go for it. I’ll probably have a few swear words for you when we cross paths but other than that… I’ll let it go. You have to live with it, I don’t.

Just food for thought.

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2 responses to “You’re Stuck With Yourself.”

  1. OddFables (@OddFables) Avatar
    OddFables (@OddFables)

    It’s very true, you have to live with yourself so you determine with whom you’ll be living with.

    Thing is – it’s extremely hard to let go of things like self loathing, low self esteem and self-hate, even when you know it’s destroying you. I struggle with this for years, I know the issue, the source, I’ve consulted with a psychologist and yet it’s still impossible for me not to blame myself for way too many things and see flaws more than virtues. It’s a long hard road, sadly it can’t be made easier with simply saying “stop being angry at yourself, stop hating yourself” :/

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    Kayla

    This is very true, and nature vs nurture debates aside, we’re all a product of the environment we surround ourselves in. So it’s good to surround our thoughts with a kind and beneficial mentality. Though sometimes I also surround myself with an inner voice who sings along to songs with an Australian accent 😉

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