Get Rid of the Drama and Stop Making Life so Hard

If you've ever watched a daytime television soap opera or one of the popular judge shows on tv, you have witnessed the drama. It may seem amusing and entertaining to view these human drama segments on a "harmless" television show, but what about the personal drama that we create in our own life?

It's easy to see how silly and immature the characters on television shows are. We can see how stubbornly they cling to a certain viewpoint or belief in spite of obvious evidence from an observer's viewpoint that displays how silly they often are. And yet they cling to these attitudes and refuse to make changes as they continue to live in a state of turbulence and make themselves miserable.

Let's be really honest with ourselves and see if the unhappiness we are experiencing in our own personal lives is not sourced in unnecessary drama. Do we allow others to keep pushing our buttons in the same old way, and causing the same reactions to well up inside of us. It has been said that "A sign of insanity is to keep doing the same thing and expect a different outcome." Even though we may have heard that quote hundreds of times, have these words of wisdom sunk in so that our awareness of choosing between the same old personal drama and choosing to respond differently has become a part of us.

Choosing to make these kinds of changes is possible if we allow ourselves to experience things differently. To do so we must stretch ourselves and move past the old comfort zone that we are so familiar with. Even though we have been making ourselves miserable with our drama, we have become so used to it that it has been a comfort zone in a twisted way.

It is only when we allow ourselves the luxury of consciously choosing to think differently that we can look back and recognize the futility and absurdity of the insanity we have endured due to our very own limited thinking. As we become more and more accustomed to this new way of thinking, we realize how good it feels. Heavy and uncomfortable chains of resentment and a hopeless feeling of being victimized and helplessness unravel and fall away. We must not punish ourselves as we slip from time to time back into the old way of thinking. It takes time and patience with ourselves and with others, but progress is certain with continued commitment. We can get rid of the personal drama and stop making life so hard.