My thought for today is self-pity. It is not a good state of mind to be in. I am careful not to confuse it with healthy sadness such as grief or loss or disappointment. Today is my younger sister's birthday. Or rather, it would be. She passed away several years ago, so yes I experience loss. But, that is to be expected. Acknowledging loss makes us more human. Self-pity is when we turn the loss into something that God or life has done to us personally. Self-pity can bring about resentment and victimhood to which for someone like me there is only one solution, to numb myself. To avoid self-pity or to get out of it once I fall into that hole, I can use gratitude or service to others, or connection. It is difficult to feel negative thoughts when I am feeling grateful for those things that I do have, or when I am attempting to help someone else who may be having the same problems today.
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