This is Water

I very much enjoyed listening to This is Water. At the beginning, when the man was frustrated and stressed, all I could think was simply "don't be". I fully believe that we choose to be happy. Of course I can be put in bad situations, I can be stressed out, tired, or angry, but only I can decide how to deal with it. Why would I choose to be upset when I can simply be happy.
I fully agreed with the second half, when he talked about how we do not know what is happening in the lives of people we encounter every day. I am so sick of hearing friends and family members complain about people on a daily basis. I can't even be in the car with my mom or my one specific friend driving without hearing them complain about a person's driving. I know everyone does it, but there is a difference between getting annoyed with someone cutting you off and directly insulting the driver's race or sex. I am so sick of other people's negativity.
Sometimes it's hard to choose to be happy. other people intentionally or unintentionally bring down my good mood every day, so I eliminate the negativity from my life.