You Cannot Get Ahead
January 12, 2009 by BloggerNewbie
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“Monday Motivation!”
“You cannot get ahead while you are getting even…”
~ Dick Armey
I just love Monday Motivation !
For those of you who aren’t aware of the process of picking and choosing the quote for this series, let me explain. I subscribe to BrainyQuote’s quote of the day. Every day in the footer section of my blog a random quote is listed with the author. I keep track of the quotes for the week and choose the one that resonates with me the most. So many Mondays I want to start out each discussion with “isn’t that the truth” and this week is certainly no different.
It is so transparent to me that people who are so busy and so wrapped up in getting even with someone are more miserable than their intended target. They are reliving whatever wrong was done to them over and over again. The offender doesn’t even know you are plotting and scheming your attack against them.
I just don’t have the time or energy for revenge. Revenge takes a lot of time and work. You have to plot your scheme carefully. I’m not above wishful thinking as long as it doesn’t last very long.
You already went through the injustice once, it is a real shame to keep it.
Other than reliving the violation time and again, it also consumes you. If you need to work off some anger or aggression go for a run or join a gym. Getting even keeps you from getting ahead.
Remember, it is fine to do a little wishful thinking for a short time. It is my belief that what goes around comes around. Yeah, I know sometimes it seems like it takes too long. But my wishful thinking is that most people will get what they deserve.
Channel your energy into positive outlets and you will feel better. You will feel good about yourself for letting go of the wrong doing and you will feel better for doing something positive. Focus on you!
If what goes around comes around don’t you want to give good so you can get good?
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Dee. Couldn’t agree more. Life’s too short to hold onto grudges and there’s too much violence in the world already without adding more with acts of revenge. Take the high ground – forgive and move on! Ian
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Amen sista what goes around comes around. Karma is a bad mama jama.
I used to spend a lot of time pissed off with people now I just let things slide, well to a certain extent. After all there is a thin line between righteous and stupid.
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Ian:
I don’t know about the forgive part
but move on. We only have a certain amount of time and a certain amount of energy and I prefer to choose positive focus. The offender will eventually stick theirself and I will have a clear conscience!
Deb:
he he. Thin line is right. I usually have a short period of being pissed off but after I have thought it out I usually move on. Some things can be corrected and some things are better left to karma!