Hassle Factor
Sunday, August 8th, 2010Is life as full of hassle as we think it is? There are legitimate hassles that happen to us in any random day, that’s for sure. We get a speeding ticket, a phone bill that somehow doesn’t get paid on time and they can’t even find you in the system, or the bakery is unable to get that special birthday cake made in time for that surprise birthday part you’re planning.
One thing we all seem to have in common these days is “the hassle factor”. It’s a natural tendency to want to build a rapport on things we have in common with others. However, whateer we connect with, multiplies. Do we really want to multiply our hassle factor?
Just a thought to think about: Wanting to connect on the negative aspects of things may also be “victim thinking”.
Life is only as much hassle as we make it by how we think about it. I’m working on making my life light and easy and as hassle free as I know how to do it. Some hassles I make for myself, others are actual hassles that I can make heavier or lighter for myself. When I refuse to use the hassle factor as a way to build rapport with others, then I’m helping them and myself to lower, or at least not magnify, the hassle factor in both our lives.
