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So I am going to start off this episode with a little story. It is one I think of often and it helps me with perspective, I hope it will have the same affect on you. There was a man on a subway train in New York. He had 4 very young kids and they were running around that train like little crazy people and he seemed oblivious to it, like he didn’t even care. A woman sitting close finally had enough and let the dad have it, saying he needed to quiet down his children, the man, apologized profusely and said he would make sure to do it, they had just come from the hospital where their mom had died and so it was hard on them and he was trying to figure out what to do next.  I think about this story whenever someone is having a bad day...maybe a waiter is a bit grumpy or the store clerk is slow, or someone is letting their baby just cry. I have no idea what’s going on in that persons life.
Life is so interesting isn’t it? And relationships with other people make it even more interesting.
Think about the relationships you have whether it’s with your mom and dad, your siblings, your friends, your coworkers.
These are the people that often shape our world. Do you understand that each one of these people has a life outside of you? And yep that includes your mom. I’ve seen those memes where the daughter is like what else does my mom have to do besides answer the phone when I call?? I mean seriously. How can you not answer? I find it funny and so true. We often think we are the center of the universe and we are but it’s only the center of our very own personal universe. Your mom, as long as she is healthy, has a whole other set of problems, friends and life outside of you. Same thing with your friends. Sometimes you think something another person does has something to do with you and often, it has nothing to do with you! That’s a good thing.
Our brain likes drama, it also is egocentric. It will try to make you think that everything going on around you has to do with you. That waiter doesn’t like you, the store clerk is lazy or deliberately being slow. Your coworker must be mad at you because they haven’t said good morning.

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