How to Be Happy by Realizing Your Problems Don’t Matter

RJGraveyTrain

DISCLAIMER: I'm long winded even in text. If you want to skip my little introduction here, I won't be #offended.



I know, I haven’t written a take in forever. Sorry folks, #life happens and June/July happen to be very busy months for me. I am also aware that I didn’t post that video I started working on for the G@G video contest. Unfortunately, my life took a shit for a hot minute and I didn’t have the time to complete the video. So I apologize, maybe if I ever get the time in the future I’ll finish it and post it just for you guys to fucking laugh at, how aboot that?



But I digress.



As you all know, the news is riddled with horrific events from acts of terrorism, racism, shootings, hate and just plain fucking anarchy. Children in third world countries are starving, global warming is a very real issue that isn’t being addressed fast enough, half of the world is on the brink of economic collapse and…



We still manage to bitch about things that don’t really matter.



Don’t get me wrong, it’s healthy to vent once in a while, but there are some people out there who take their #firstworldproblems to such extremes that they are literally acting as though they are the victims of violent freaking crimes or something. It’s like people almost want their little problems to be so damn big just so they can have a reason to complain and be miserable. I see it in a lot of my friends, family, close associates; we’re all so overwhelmed by negativity that we obsess over it and just latch onto it like it’s a lifeline to remain relevant in the world today. It’s sad.



You don’t have to yell, you don’t have to rant for ages on social media and throw people under the bus, you do not have to be consumed by your problems. There’s easy ways to find positivity in your life and over all be a much happier person.




By realizing that the shit just doesn’t matter.




We need each other more than ever in these dark times, and it seems like just being positive isn’t enough. It all starts with YOU and how receptive you are, so if you’re too busy focusing on all of the little b/s in the world, you might be missing out on an opportunity to be … you know … a little happier. That's right, it's time to grow a pair and gut up!

So without further adieu, here is my take on a few of the common “problems” people have and why they don’t matter, and how by acknowledging that, you can be more positive.




Being made fun of for liking something



Remember the high school days?

Where if you wore certain things or played Magick the Gathering people would tease you about it? That sucked, right? But it didn’t really ruin your day that much; you got over it and kept on doing you more often than not, because you liked doing it.



How to Be Happy by Realizing Your Problems Don’t Matter

You didn’t start an anti-shame campaign every time someone said your hair looked stupid.



I’m all for #antishame and all, but just because someone teases you for liking hardcore metal or because you wear UGGS and drink Starbucks every day doesn’t mean you need to let that completely consume you as if you are being shamed for breathing air. People suck, they’re going to call you a basic bitch, a nerd, a loser, or an emo sometimes, but you know what? That’s one of the milder pains in the ass you have to deal with in life.



Sure, there’s all kinds of anti-bullying movements out there, but there will always be shitty people. Getting up in arms and writing tumblr posts on how unjust they’re being is only going to encourage people to come at you more (because you’re giving them a reaction) and continue to ruin your mood.



How to Be Happy by Realizing Your Problems Don’t Matter

Half of the battle of winning against a turd-of-a-person or a bully is taking away the ammunition. How do you do that? By accepting that it doesn’t fucking matter and there’s NO REASON to care.




Someone thinks messy top buns are unoriginal, boo.




Someone thinks all Goths do meth, boo.




Someone thinks you’re a virgin because you collect Pokemon cards at age 30, once again:



boo.




So fucking what? If you like those things then what’s there to be upset about? Sure someone made fun of you, but they’re the idiot here, not you. You’re doing you, doing what you like regardless of if some piss-pot makes fun of you. You can’t be shamed if you’re unashamed, so the next time someone teases you for liking anime or for wearing Abercrombie and Finch, just shrug them off and ask them why they give a shit when you clearly don’t. That’s bad ass and it feels a lot better than seething over it and spilling that negativity on the internet.




Fat girls calling themselves curvy instead of fat



The amount of men and women who have such an issue with “fat girls” calling themselves curvy is astonishing, people care so much about other people LOVING THEMSELVES of all things these days. Mytakes are written about it shitting all over their bodies and telling them what they can and can’t call themselves because of x, y, and z reason, blah-blah-blah-blah-blah.



Sssshhhhh …. No, no, sshh … shhhhh …. Ssssh…. Hush angel face, just … sssshh....



How to Be Happy by Realizing Your Problems Don’t Matter



It doesn’t matter. Stats show that 60% of reported sexual abuse in Canada is committed against children under the age of 18; there are nearly 210 million orphans in the world and they are more likely than the average person to commit suicide later in life; 1.2 billion people live in places without adequate access to water. Yes, WATER.



Curvy vs. fat does not matter.



Feel how you want about fat people, but you are not the queen nor the king of the magical land called What You Are Allowed To Call Yourselfalot and you can’t control what people refer to themselves as. No one is trying to force you to agree with them so there’s no reason for you to get so rustled in the jimmy-jims about it. And if they are trying to make you agree with them, you have every right to just disagree, flip em’ the bird and go on with your life. I’m not asking you to find fat people sexy; I’m just saying there’s no reason to get pissed over the fact that not all of them hate themselves.



How to Be Happy by Realizing Your Problems Don’t Matter


You’re allowed to disagree – but that’s it. That’s all you can do. You can’t individually stop every 300lb+ girl from calling herself curvy or sexy, no matter how many mytakes you write about it “correcting” them. Some things are just out of your control, and that’s one of them.



And honestly you are being a bit of douche about it. That’s not positive. I know you’re better than that. You know you’re better than that. Be better than that, Susan.



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Susan .^^^^ Don't be like Susan. **No offence to people actually named Susan, I'm just an idiot.***




Let people live their lives and be happy for the fact that they love themselves and are living life the way they want to live it. If you’re concerned about their health like half of you claim to be, maybe try actually promoting health and offering advice when asked instead of just taking steamy shits all over them, yeah?



Maybe appreciate the positives in things a little more. Just respectfully disagree, grab a fist full of kale, take a breath, and let it go. Like that fart you’ve held in for that entire lengthy business meeting. You know, from eating all of that kale.Woosh.


How to Be Happy by Realizing Your Problems Don’t Matter




Someone not returning your politeness



Isn’t it rude when you hold the door for someone and they don’t say thank you? Of course it is. Fuck them.

But there’s no reason to let it ruin your entire day.



I have friends who have literally let this single act alone set off their day to just be total shit. It ruined their attitude and they stayed negative and huffy for the entirety of their day, simply because someone was absent minded or rude.



How to Be Happy by Realizing Your Problems Don’t Matter


Yes when you do nice things people SHOULD be polite, but not everybody is. It’s like I said: some people just SUCK, there’s nothing you can do about it. Blowing up on them, on the internet, or just letting it ruin your attitude for the entire day affects you far more than it affects them. So instead of getting your pantaloons twisted you can look at it this way:



They just made you look 10x more awesome!



When you’re polite even in the face of adversity (aka a shit brain) you demonstrate to everyone around you that the world doesn’t suck completely, and that is a heroic ass thing to do. You should be PROUD. You rock, they suck, and you win for being polite, they lose for sucking eggs.

So don’t sweat it.



How to Be Happy by Realizing Your Problems Don’t Matter




Being offended by something someone said on the internet



I promise you I will piss someone off with the things I had to say in my mytake, and they will likely be way more offended about it than they should be. Like an unhealthy level of offended.



How to Be Happy by Realizing Your Problems Don’t Matter


Hell we get offended by the things celebrities do and say in their daily lives these days, so offended that blog posts will just puke shit out for the sake of views. It’s so easy to start a discussion on the internet just by inviting the topic of why something somebody said or did offended you.




We get a little wrapped up in how important we think are, don’t we?




Listen: between the trolls and the generally non-pc individuals that exist online and in the media, you need to be fully prepared for the fact that there is going to be a good chance that somebody says something that irks you. It might be stupid, it might be bait, you may disagree so hard that you can’t even believe there’s somebody out there with an opposing opinion – but there’s no reason to – once again – let it fuck up your whole experience.




How to Be Happy by Realizing Your Problems Don’t Matter
**This image is hardly relevant but it made me laugh.**





G@G is a great example: I see too many users (typically the youngins) who literally admit to feeling depressed and stressed out by the other users of G@G who fiercely disagree with them and attack them. It’s kind of sad, for multiple reasons. This is a community where a healthy, heated debate should be welcomed, but because of the try-hard-trolls people are allowing their experiences to be completely ruined, when there's no reason for it to be that way.

I can’t lie and say I haven’t gotten heated online, but after being around the bend enough I can confidently say that nothing anybody says to me online genuinely hurts my feelings. Because I am the queen of not giving a fuck and because they’re just a name on a screen who likely wouldn’t have half as much shit to say if I was physically present. Even if they did, they’re just like me (just shittier and less cool); a person with an opinion they’re passionate about. And in the case of trolls, well, they’re not worth the energy. Period. It’s all either a big joke to them or they’re really freaking sad individuals who deserve pity, not time and energy.



So, don’t let celebrities and shmucks on the internet cause chafing in your jims; just move-on.com and google cat pictures. Or porn. Neither will bust your balls for disagreeing with them.



Well … the former might in fantasy, if that’s what inflates your date.



How to Be Happy by Realizing Your Problems Don’t Matter


Alright everybody that’s my spiel for the day, I hope you all enjoyed it because I had a blast writing it. Fill me in on what you think are some silly problems people bitch about in the comments or just bust my ass about why you didn’t agree with me, I can take it.

Preemptive TGIF, G@G community.

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