Don’t get mad. Don’t get even. Do better. Much better. Rise above. Become engulfed in your own success.
The world is not what we were told it was as children. Not everyone has the same reference base as we do. Not all people live by the same values and principles we were taught. There are double standards. There are people that will take advantage of you. There are people that will betray you. And you will be disappointed. And you will be hurt. And you will get mad.
This is where you get to prove that you are different. This is where you get to prove that you had a solid foundation built as a child. This is where your own sound values and principles come into their own. This is where you get to be the bigger, better person.
It is such a waste of time and energy to allow something negative that happened to absorb your focus. To allow something or someone to make you so angry that you contemplate getting even or retaliating.
Pause for a moment and think about the consequences of what you are considering.
You are thinking about fighting something negative by reciprocating with negativity. That will not work! All that will do is create a spiral of negativity and drag you downwards.
What you need to do – as difficult as it may sound – is to rise above whatever or whoever it is. Don’t sink to that level. You are better than that! You can do better than that!
Turn your focus to the positive. Find the lesson. Change the way you are thinking and focus on your own success. Focus on being better. Focus on being the best you can be.