We all know that this is the Season of Peace on Earth and Goodwill to all Men, but it can be hard to keep that in mind when someone jostles you unmercifully in a crowded store, crashes into you and sends your packages flying, gives you a filthy look because (for reasons beyond your control) you're holding up the queue at the check-out, or cuts you up to grab the last parking space that's anywhere near where you want to go.
The people who do all those things are, of course, as interested in Peace on Earth as you are and feel as much Goodwill toward all Men as you do, and at any other time would probably not do any of those things. They're just over-stressed by the Season and - if you allow it - they'll make you over-stressed, too.
Try not to replay the bad or irritating things that happen to you over and over in your head until you can't think of anything else, and the bad things push all the good things out of your mind.
Get your feelings of hurt or anger off your chest by calling a friend and talking about what happened, posting a message on Facebook - either one of which will definitely get you some sympathy and understanding - or just by writing out what you want to say on a piece of paper and throwing it into the bin or putting a match to and burning it up in the sink. You don't need unproductive emotions!
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