Pity Party People

By Kay Heitsch

Have you, or do you know someone who seems to throw one pity party after another? These parties can be attended alone, or you can invite anyone willing to go to come along. I've been to a few of these parties. I even threw a few of my own.

Sadly, pity party people waste so much time thinking about how unfair their life is. They think I'd be happy if I had someone else's life. However, would they be happy if they had to go through what that person did to get it? There is always some reason why pity party people can't be happy.

Sometimes I wonder if we think being a victim gets more attention than being a victor. Would we rather sit in a pit of pity than rise above it and find joy just for some attention?

No one has had a perfect life. All of us could find some good reason to throw a pity party, but what would it accomplish? It drains the joy out of us.

So if you or someone you know is a pity party person, don't crawl into the pit again. We can renew our minds with healthy thoughts that will help us along our journey.