Overreaction

Hello all you great expectations

I know that sometimes things seem like they are really bad. Then you look back at something and see it was not as bad you thought. Granted I am one of the world's worst at overreacting. If I am doing something and it does not turn out like I expect I get extremely upset. It is of course over something small or something that I cannot control. When I am in those situations it feels like life and death. However it is only life.

I know that people will not agree, but I have seen some overreaction in the news. To me these swine flu exposure is getting on my nerves. I know if I knew someone suffering personally I might feel different. However, I look at the small numbers of the infected and then the total numbers of the population. It seems like a very small percentage. There are probably more people that die because of things stuck up their butt then this swine flu. Of course the media should put out precautions to the public, but there is no need to hog all the air time. Especially when someone can take care of himself by normal ways of staying healthy. I know I have a limited understanding of what is going on.

Another overreaction was last night. There were some pretty bad storms and tornadoes in the nearby area. Granted this was cause for alarm, but I am sure there were people who were overreacting. The weathermen were looking at radars and cameras and hearing reports from spotters. There were those who thought that the ominous clouds were about to lead into a funnel cloud. Fortunately, this do not happen, but only in a few places. For the most part we can look back and say it was not too bad.

It is hard not to overreact in situations. We want to things to meet our expectations and when they don't we want to force them to. Just remember that most experiences only last a few minutes compared to well a lifetime.