Angry with someone?
Remember rule #6.
Upset, hurt feelings?
Remember rule #6.
Feeling battered by the unfairness of life?
Remember rule #6.
Impatient, wanting results now even though you know that things take their time?
Remember rule #6.
Annoyed, frustrated, unhappy with life?
Remember rule #6.
What is this mysterious rule #6, you might ask?
Simply this: ‘Don’t take yourself so damn seriously’.
Any other rules?
Nope, that’s the only one you need to remember, any time your state dips below the baseline level of well-being.
Because when you’re not in a good mood, there might be all kinds of reasons out there in the world that cause that, but there’s only one thing that’s causing your mood to dip:
The self-importance that says ‘in my life, things should be different and I have the right to feel bad or be angry when they aren’t difference’.
Sure you have the right, of course.
But does it help you at all, in any way, to feel bad or get angry?
Exactly.
So there’s your antidote whenever you want to raise your state:
Remember rule #6.
Cheerio,
Martin
