Day 3,836 —Humbled by Everything I don’t Know—

 

I almost want to list things, but I guess it is more about outlook. 

Whenever I get stuck in a way of thinking about situations or people, I usually make assumptions about people that aren’t true. I don’t want to make an assumption, but when I can tell that something is going on, but I don’t know what it is, I assume it is my fault, and that everyone is talking about me behind my back. And while part of me wants to list all the reasons, I know this isn’t true. A different part of me wants to list all the examples where it turns out that was the truth.

But the thing about life is, that you get a lot of data to support a lot of different realities, and for the most part, you have just as many reasons to believe the best of someone or situation, as you do to believe the worst. And while I often remember the times I was right about someone or something, I often forget all the times I have been wrong. Most of the time when I am wrong that means that people don’t dislike me as much as I think they do, they aren’t doing or assuming the things that I was thinking they could. I look for the reasons to believe the best of everyone, but just because I tried and failed, doesn't mean someone else can’t try and succeed.

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