It’s actually important to show your anger and use it. I am now using it to accomplish things and ensure that certain situations don’t happen again. My goal isn’t to make the other person feel bad or try to change them in any way, it’s to ensure that I don’t continue with the same pattern. I don’t let my anger get to the point that it has gotten before and I don’t resort to name calling or seeking revenge. I’m more likely to pick my battles now too.
Muhji's Life List
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1. graduate highschool
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2. work out more
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3. learn to speak French better
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4. gossip less
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5. get my bachelor's degree in social work
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6. keep my house tidy
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7. make new friends
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8. be more social
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9. eat healthier
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10. drink more alcohol
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11. go on a cruise
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12. have pet chinchillas
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13. send a postcard to Postsecret
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14. think about the consequences of my actions and not the cool stories I'll get to tell later
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15. take more pictures
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16. have a secret admirer
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17. meet someone famous
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18. learn a convincing Southern accent
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19. write a screenplay
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20. be more secure
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21. be a better conversationalist
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22. be self-confident
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23. get plastic surgery
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24. Get paid a good amount to do something that uses my unique skills and talents
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25. learn sign language
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26. go to Starbucks
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27. go away to university
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28. live in Australia for a year
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29. go outside more
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30. get motivated
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31. go out more
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32. go to a spa
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33. start saving money
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34. take an evening class
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35. be a published author
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36. be remembered
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37. Eat normally
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38. get married, stay married, and live happily ever after
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39. go back to work
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40. have more fun
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41. study religion
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42. change someone's life
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43. Be able to speak my mind and not regret it
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I’ve done so much studying on positive thinking that I find it impossible to stay upset for very long. I am also in a class called DBT which helps with all sorts of emotions and is especially good at dealing with the negative ones. The more I focus and put my energy into activities that help me to reach my goals, the more likely I am to achieve them. The less time I spend on negativity, the more time I have to enjoy life :)
I realized that my jealousy stemed from my insecurities and that helped to calm me down quite a bit and focus on improving myself. I know that jealousy is really unattractive and proves that I lack trust in my partner and those closet to me.
I am able to notice jealousy a lot more now too and look at the situation for what it really is. I see some people acting really crazy out of jealousy and they look just that: crazy. It actually has the opposite affect in most cases. For example, a friend of mine freaked out really badly because she thought I was after her boyfriend. She set me up with his brother. They both didn’t know me. They both took an interest in me after her outburst though thinking that there’s got to be a reason that she’s so intimidated by me. It also reinforced what her boyfriend thought: she’s crazy. Had she just let them get to know me naturally, they probably wouldn’t have taken as much notice to me. She also lost me as a friend because along with her outburst she accompanied it with trash talk about me to make herself look good. Not only does she look unattractive to guys, but won’t have too many female friends at that rate too…
