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the company you keep.

Your attitude usually reflects what kind of company you keep. In my case, other people's attitudes (i.e. assholes) are genuinely what I attract, and, what apparently I tend to keep around. Why is it so hard for most people to just stay in a good mood? As long as my feet hit the ground in the morning, I cross paths with a dog or two, I get to have conversations with Sarah-Lynn, and I get to sip a Diet Coke - my day is probably going to be alright. If I'm really pushing the envelope, I'll ask God to bless me with a migraine free day and I'm set. Some people on the other hand, I'm convinced, love to be mad. Tim McGraw has a song - "I Don't Know Why You've Got To Be Angry All The Time". It's hard to love angry people. You exhaust a ton of energy trying to make them happy and keep from rocking the boat in the relationship. You spend time trying to convince them to be happy and enjoy dinner, a movie, and life as a whole. You lose sight of the perso