Monday, February 1, 2010

The Happy vs. Pet Peeves


Pet peeves - we've all got 'em. and they always seem to get us down.

Mine include, but aren't limited to:
  • Complete disorganization and chaos.
  • Really loud phone talkers. (They can hear you! I promise!)
  • People who laugh really loud by themselves, with no consideration for others...forget that, just people who have no consideration for others.
  • Arguing with ignorant people about unimportant facts (much different than arguing about opinions, because I'm all for that).
  • Any sort of passive aggressive behavior.
  • Hypocrisy on important issues, changing your mind is one thing, being a hypocrite is completely different and infinitely more irritating.
  • When cups get stacked before they are all the way dry and then get all moldy and gross.
Trivial? Yes. Stupid? Also yes. BUT I will not let these things get me down, no matter how many of them happen in a three day period.

Pet peeves are those things that just get under your skin, no matter how hard you try to ignore them. I tend to fancy myself a pretty easy person to get along with, but these things send me from completely chill to an irritated you-know-what in about 5 seconds.
It is my resolution, as of today, to not let these things get me down. To make happiness not just an intangible feeling, but an actual thing - a noun i suppose. It's not just happy anymore, it's "the happy"..."my happy." Does that make sense? I hope so. Because it makes sense to me.

It is also my resolution to spread the happy. Happy people make other people happy. It's as simple as that. We can all do it, all we have to do is try.

-Julie

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