HOT BUTTONS

Hello Dears!

If you’re close to me, then you already know how much I enjoy nature. So you can imagine how excited I was when I witnessed the rising of the sun this morning; at first, the burnt orange hues of the huge red ball, then gradually the shining golden yellow colour as the sun rose into the sky… then eventually got swallowed up by cloud. I’m waiting to see if it would appear again…in the meantime, it got me thinking.

‘Hot buttons’- Everyone has a hot button. There’s that thing/action that completely sets you off when people do it to you.

• a.       When you’re ignored.
• b.      Someone near you slurping their tea.
• c.       When you’re lied to/taken for granted.
• d.      Your favourite food wasn’t cooked with the right amount of pepper.
• e.      When someone cheats you.
• f.        The old pervert at the junction keeps leering at you.
• g.       When they wake you up before you’re ready to get up.

I can go on and on, it’s a never-ending list. You hear someone say “my pet peeve is blah blah blah, if you want me to keep being your friend/nice to you, don’t do it” or “Everyone knows that when someone does this, I can NEVER forgive the person”…  Human beings are Interesting.

Now, back to the rising of the sun. Can you step back a minute and take into account that the sun rises and sets EVERY SINGLE DAY since the moment God created it? (Well, except those times when we wake up to meet the rain. Still, we can be sure that the sun will rise). God makes sure our world is normal every day, He keeps the elements consistent for us, He gives us that sense of normalcy even though I’m sure we annoy Him on a regular basis; the things we do, the things we say, the way we act…imagine if He should tell you about His hot buttons, His ‘pet peeves’, His list of Don’ts,  let’s not even go there. Despite this, God has never stopped loving us, providing for us, guiding and guarding us. Even if it feels like He’s silent about a lot of things, doesn’t mean He’s not making moves behind the scenes for us, All this irrespective of what we do, how we act or what we say to Him (or those around us).

I want us (myself included) to climb off our high horses a little, get over ourselves for a minute and just learn to love, forgive, move on. Please don’t become that person that has an almanac of rigid rules and no one dares break them or they’re done-for. Chill, my friend, chill.  We’re only human, not perfect. I’m not endorsing bad habits, just advising you on how to deal with disappointment and hurt. You too never know who you might offend some day, and to what extent the offense might be.

While we’re at it, let’s also ask God for a child-like spirit, learning to take joy in the littlest things, grateful that we woke up today, singing, dancing, smiling and bringing happiness to yourself and everyone around you. You can’t spend a vast part of your adult life being the ‘King of Zamunda’ about everything. It’s a lonely place to be, only steals your joy. Know your hot buttons, but change how you react to situations or for how long you store up your anger about it.

The secret steps to a happy life; Love, Forgive, Move on, Be Happy.

I hope this is useful for someone, ‘cause it has blessed me greatly.

Have a lovely weekend My Dears,

*many many hugs*

 PS: Please don’t read alone, tell someone else about it. It might be the ‘medicine’ the person needs at the moment.