“We never get upset over what happens. Never. We get upset because of preconceived ideas as to what we think should happen, what we want to happen. When our preference clashes with the reality, we get hurt. Rid yourself of all preconceived ideas as to what should happen. You are then at peace whatever happens.” ThinkingWantShouldIdeasRealityHappensHurtUpsetPreferenceClashWhatever HappensPreconceived Ideas Author:Vernon Howard
“Why do we hold onto negativity? For some reason, we believe that others are affected by our experience of remaining upset, hurt or angry. Holding on to pain, anger, guilt or shame is the glue that binds us to the situation we want to escape.” WantBelieveReasonPainHurtSituationExperienceAngerShameAngryGuiltUpsetAffectedNegativityHolding OnGlue Author:Iyanla Vanzant
“The Indian never hurts anything, but the white people destroy all ... How can the spirit of the earth like the white man? That is why God will upset the world - because it is sore all over. Everywhere the white man has touched it, it is sore.” PeopleMenWorldEarthSpiritHurtWhiteGods WillIndianUpsetTouchedWhite Man Author:Pretty Shield
“Love is hard to offend and quick to forgive. How easily do you get irritated and offended? Some people live by the motto, “Never pass up an opportunity to get upset with your spouse.” When something goes wrong, they quickly take full advantage of it by expressing how hurt or frustrated they are. But this is the opposite reaction of love.” PeopleHardOpportunityHurtLove IsAdvantageOppositesForgivingReactionsUpsetLive ByFrustratedSpouseMottoOffendedIrritatedLove Is Hard Book:The Love Dare Source: The Love Dare
“On the day we filmed the scene, a bee stung me. I screamed and cried so much they called a doctor, and my father said, "It can't hurt that badly!" But it wasn't the pain that upset me, it was the thought that I mightn't be in the film. Already the little professional.” LittlesSaidPainFilmActorsFatherHurtActingSceneAmbitionDoctorsUpsetBeesCried Author:Natasha Richardson
“When I lost a tennis match that made me upset or hurt emotionally I would find myself going to the piano and playing for hours. It was my place of refuge and solace.” MadeLostHoursHurtPianoUpsetTennisRefugeSolace Author:Aaron Zigman
“Am I lonely? Yes. Am I upset? Yes. Am I confused? Yes. Do I have my days when I've thrown a little pity party for myself? Absolutely. But I'm also doing really well. I'd be a robot if I said I didn't feel moments of anger, of hurt, of embarrassment... [but] You joke and say, 'What doesn't kill you makes you stronger'.” IfsFeelsWellsLittlesSaidMomentsHurtPartyJokesLonelyStrongerPityUpsetConfusedThrownRobotsEmbarrassmentMakes You StrongerPity Party Author:Jennifer Aniston
“I said to my parents that I don't even know if there should be an Israel. And they were just so upset and hurt.” IfsKnowsShouldSaidParentHurtIsraelUpset Author:Jill Soloway
“Women tend to be preservers of the social structure, of marriage. They don't want to upset their husbands or their significant others. They don't want to hurt people.” PeopleWantSocialHurtHusbandStructureSignificantUpsetSocial Structure Author:Erica Jong
“If you've ever been in a romantic relationship and you say or do something that hurts your partner and then your partner is upset about it, it doesn't actually matter whether what you did had the intention that your partner thought it did. What matters is that the emotions are real. You can't invalidate that.” RealHurtEmotionIntentionUpsetRomantic Relationship Author:Janaka Stucky