People are like the weather: Not worth getting mad over

If you saw someone getting upset at the weather, you’d probably think they’d lost their mind. If something is hard to predict and beyond your control, why let it bother you?

The same thing can be said about people in general – and yet we get upset about them constantly.

Have you ever done something so out of character that it seemed totally irrational? Of course you have. That’s life!

The thoughts and emotions of human beings are hard to predict because they don’t always make sense – to the point that they can seem completely random.

Let’s say you’re late for an appointment only to find that your car has been clamped. At that very moment, you get a call from someone asking if you’d be interested in changing phone providers. That’s when you lose your patience and tell them where to shove their savings offer.

The person you're talking to has no idea what’s going on in your life – nor are they responsible for it. Yet the price of catching you at the wrong time is to bear the brunt of your frustration. It makes no sense, it can’t be predicted, but it happens all the time.

When our moods take a turn for the worse, it has a domino effect on our actions – even if we don’t intend for that to happen.

So forget about predicting other people’s behavior. It can be hard enough to make sense of your own sometimes!

The next time someone catches you off-guard with a blast of attitude, just remember that you can’t possibly have the full picture of their interior life. Their reaction most likely doesn’t have anything to do with you.

Bottom line: You wouldn’t blame yourself if rain started pouring down out of nowhere. It’s the same with people: their actions can be unpredictable and out of your control. The key is not to take negativity personally. Instead, just let it pass like any other bout of bad weather.