anger issues

some people get angry over the dumbest things. they actually should be laughing at themselves. because that is some seriously dumb shit. but some people were born assholes. they need to settle down with the emotions. 

Fair Point.  Traffic is the most prevalent place I see this.  Strange way to carry on.

Stoicism is key. I don’t claim to be an expert in it but I try to keep myself level at all times. Someone cuts me off… so what? It accomplishes nothing to get upset and in fact just stresses me out. It’s not in my best interest to care one bit.

Besides, she probably didn’t even mean to cut me off. And even if she did, why should I care? Why should I get upset? It still accomplishes nothing whatsoever. 

My life changed in so many ways once I realized that free will is a myth. If she meant to cut me off, maybe she just doesn’t care because she just found out that her husband has been having an affair. Maybe she’s just a rude person in general. Why is that? Did her step father abuse her? Was her mother an addict that neglected her every day?

Whatever the case, it doesn’t matter to me. The only thing I want to do is carry on with my life and get to where I want to go. Your mind is a powerful thing and if you allow it, it can be your own prison.

Most people create their own realities on their phone and have a false sense of self. When they actually have to go out and deal with real people they are quick to react fast.

I find reading, meditation, working out and trying to take steps forward helps me to try and stay calm. It gets the best of us. I try to live by the 15 minute rule. 15 minutes from now will this matter? Because if I make the wrong decision it could last a lifetime. 
Take care all.

Words to live by Fuse , ................. but when some punk with his own reality and sense of self worth pisses you off it's so G-damn hard to get through that 15 minutes .

Wait .......did you say minutes ? Jeezus !!!!!

Cheers All 

Reason why is driving subconsciously makes us feel entitled to our space. When someone cuts you off and makes you slam on your brakes, they just invaded your space. Territorial instincts naturally kick in and unless you control it, you get angry. 

Once I learned that I started laughing when I felt territorial. It’s the dog in you!

Speaking of which, I have two bulldogs, and one of them guards the sofa. It’s called resource guarding. He doesn’t get grumpy with us, but if the other bulldog comes near he gets all territorial … same as our traffic anger. 

road rage is really something else. if you're emotional, that car becomes a way to release those emotions. people just floor it and they feel that speed and power, for a few seconds the mind and body forget that its angry. they're just flying to a new feeling. chasing feelings is the name of the game. 

Some people are addicted to caring too much,  everything has to be one way or the other, YOU MUST DECIDE THAT YOU'RE EITHER WITH ME OR AGAINST ME, blah blah blah....Life is too short,  stop trying to find things to be outraged about. 

Except for bagel sandwiches.  Fuck those things

I wash my vehicle at this auto wash where after you go through the auto wash there are a couple of guys that dry your vehicle and hand scrub your rims. 

So it’s one white guy and a black guy. Anyway about midway thru finishing my ride they are jawing back and forth. I couldn’t really hear anything as my windows were rolled up. 

Then the black guy starts screaming that white guy called him a b***h a** n****a 

This is all going on around my vehicle. They are at each other’s throats screaming. The black guy keeps screaming it over and over again claiming he is gonna kill the other guy. 

The other guy is screaming he didn’t call him the N word. So I get out of my vehicle in an effort to keep the peace. Black guy calls me a B****h a** Nword and I’m like WTF. 

I tried to keep the peace but this was craziest shit I have ever seen that wasn’t on Twitter.  Anyway, other workers intervened and tried to calm the guy down and he finally stopped acting like a lunatic. 

The lack of impulse control is astounding and I am glad it all didn’t end up in a video going viral. We are living in the craziest of times. I’ve never seen people so angry. 

@jpitty

I have to know. What city did this take place?

some folks do seem to get worked up over little things more than necessary! Life's too short to stress the small stuff. As for those born assholes, hopefully with age comes wisdom and a mellowing out. Either way, not much we can do but let it roll off our backs and stay true to enjoying the simple things.