I wrote this a while back, but never posted it. :)
You cannot change people. I don't mean painting someone's nails, or cutting someone's hair. You can not change the attitude or mentality of another human being. We'd like to try sometimes though, wouldn't we? Here are just a few examples: that obnoxious man at the baseball game shouting swear words louder than anybody, the woman at her desk who is constantly tapping her fingers, the boy in your class who kicks your chair or talks too much, the drama queen in your 7th period class who thinks every single thing is the end of the world because she wants to be the center of attention. Wouldn't you just love to do something, ANYTHING, to make them quit their annoying habits and change their annoying personality traits? I'm not going to lie, I absolutely would.
(Not to say that I don't have any annoying habits myself! Because I absolutely do! :) Just thought I'd make sure I mention that before I continued...)
Unfortunately, I cannot control others. The only thing I have any control over is my own attitude and the way I react to things. I have to make up my mind on the front end to take a deep breath and have a better attitude about people. Life is too short to waste your time being angry or annoyed.
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