There are some causes worth pouring your energy into and there are times when standing up for what is right is necessary. But, most of the time, the need to be right is futile and will make a mess of your life.
When we get caught up in the need to be right we sacrifice our happiness and peace of mind. We are choosing to shackle ourselves to frustration, dissatisfaction and righteousness.
At the base of needing to be right is expectation – expectation the flight will be on time, your barista will get your drink right, your boss will communicate effectively, your friend will know what you need, your partner will say the right thing.
Attaching your happiness to an expectation that someone will behave a certain way or an event will unfold the way you want it to is like walking into a prison, locking the door behind you and tossing away the key.
I know you want to be free.
Let it go – the meaningless miscommunication, the careless mistake, the thoughtless remark, the unintentional oversight, the unavoidable change in plans.
For the most part, everyone is doing the best they can with what they know.
Your standards may be different than theirs. It doesn’t make them wrong, or you wrong, just different.
What’s important to you might not be important to them. It doesn’t make them wrong, or you wrong, just different.
Release the need to be right.
Freedom and contentment are just around the corner.
Photo credit : Stefan Makwana captured the happiness.