All too often, we get hung up on our own perceived problems and lose focus of everything and everyone around us.  I know I do all the time.  I get mired down by one little misstep, and then my life seems to start on a downward spiral.  When most of the time, it’s never that monumental of an ordeal to begin with.

My point in all this is to say that I am very “me-centric” some of the time–especially when times aren’t going as I would like them to.  I tend to only worry about my own problems and forget about the other people around me.  I forget about the people around me who are having a hard time at work.  I forget about the couple who are having a rough patch in their marriage.  And not all of these problems are deep rooted and complex.  A lot of times, they are just everyday life struggles catching up with us.  We forget that sometimes life is not only hard for us, but it’s hard for everyone else as well.

So here is a quote I found that helps me remember to not only think about my own problems, but also think about others and what they might be going through as well.

“Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud”
– Maya Angelou

Have a great day 😉

A. Failure