Everything's Relative......

From one who is sometimes guilty of catastrophizing events, it's worth reminding ourselves that it's all relative, and must be put into perspective after our initial meltdown (even silent ones in our heads).  The cliches once again come to mind....Tomorrow things will look better....It will all work itself out...and such words.  But aside from personal experiences and events, we really to tend to exaggerate things in what we say. For example, yesterday the temperature was above freezing for the first time in weeks. It felt absolutely"tropical" yet if I were on a beach in Florida and it was twice that temperature, I'd be so disappointed.  We say we're "freezing" when what we really mean is we are cold.  We say we are "Starving" when the hunger pangs have just kicked in.  We said we were "old"when we turned 30, when we had no idea what old really means unless we really are old, of course.Then there's the old favorite of saying you are"fat"...well some of us are a bit chubby, but I am talking about those size 0-6 people who say it.  Another favorite, saying how broke we are when we own  3 tv's, 2 computers, a summer vacation home, and some $ in the old bank account.  What we often mean is that we are short on cash at the moment (until we get to the ATM) because we have overspent on some things that really poor people couln't imagine having. Fortunately, we all know these rules, but if you aren't really old, or aren't really fat, or aren't really broke, or aren't really starving, don't make the mistake of saying you are to someone who truly is one or more of those things.