expiration dates aren't just for food.

Earlier at work today I was on the phone with a new patient,  it was about mid-morning. I had three Reese's peanut butter cups in my stomach and my day was going fine as usual. This person on the other line is quickly agitated that I've asked her various questions (i.e. her name, her birthday) you know things a medical facility kind of needs to know while scheduling an appointment. Without rhyme or reason, her attitude escalates from mildly impatient to flat-out rude as my tone went from the 'sing songy how can I help you' to 'bitch say whaaat'. Okay, maybe not that extreme, but I was livid, shaking. If you insist on being rude to me, you are only going to get rudeness back. I believe in customer service, but I live by the respect rule. It's earned, and it's reflected by how you treat people. CHECK IT, honey.

Moral of the story. I personally feel the world works this way as well. Whatever attitude you emit into the world is reflected right back at you. I'm not gonna bitch at the world much longer, getting real tired of being bitched at..

This is why I am putting an expiration date on my current attitude. I've been cursing the skies for days, constantly stressed, short fused, and literally flat out angry at the littlest things. I'm going through quite a transition right now, so I'm allowing myself just another week of pouting, and hating the world through flustered tears. There's always two ways to go with things. The easier is to hang on to comfortable dissatisfaction ( it's how everyone has led by example). I've been determined to resist falling into the trap of unhappiness as a lifestyle. My attitude is going to turn around come one week and eventually I things will turn around on its own.

Instant gratification, being on the beach. ( Salisbury Beach, Mass.)

Why one week? Why not tomorrow? Expiration dates designate when a product isn't good anymore. I need to allow myself to feel it, covering it up in a vice grip doesn't change the fact that it's there. It's healthy to feel this way, but it's necessary to create a limit. 



Here's to acknowledging my current situation and looking towards brighter days in the future.