Sometimes, when I get to feeling like I am the only one in the world who cares about stuff?
Well, that is just silly thinking! <g> What changes my mind is to change the focus of my pondering ....
I am not in control of most of what other people do around me. The best I can do in any given situation is to decide how I will handle myself.
Basically, I get in touch with the ONE who can make a difference in people's lives and learn more about Him ... because He cares more about you and your family than you ever could ... when you realize that God of the Universe has a plan and you matter and the people you love matters, then most of what we go through takes on a different feel.
Remember the Serenity Prayer?
Lord, give me the Strength to change the things I can change, the Courage to accept the things I cannot change, and the Wisdom to know the difference.
Everyone gets to feeling down sometimes, but we can decide if we are going to stay there.
One of my friends told me one time: The more I know about your parents, the less I can figure out how you are the person you are
(silly me! I thought she was complimenting me! LOL maybe she was ... ) and, I only say this to let you know about how I never seemed to belong ...
when hubby and I got married, he finally set me down and said: It is obvious to me that you love your family, but you are very disappointed that they aren't living up to their potential as you see they could ... and, you become defensive around them, finding real and imagined hurts every time I turn around.
He counseled me to do what I wanted for, to, with my family because that is what I wanted to do - - and, to ONLY do it with no strings attached ... do it because I loved them, NOT because "if I do this, they might do that" ...
it was interesting to find out how little influence they could have on my life and mental state if I just let them be who they were and lived my own life the way I wanted to live it.
I have shown many times that everyone spends a little time in the dumps of life - - it is sort of a reality check ... without the dumps, one never embraces the rose gardens, and if you keep walking toward the gardens, no matter what is going on around you, you will get there ... it just depends on how long you decide to poke around in the dump.
I am a strong believer in we can CHOOSE how we feel most of the time ... and, sometimes, I just like to sit around and be mad! LOL <wave>