If gratitude and living in a beautiful state is going a bit too far…

try narcissistic pride and joy.

That sounds weird, I know. Still, let me try to explain this.

If you feel this outside pressure, a wordless attempt for you to conform to the normal happiness, but you know it is not right for you, and you feel like you fight against it every day (even when nobody is actually SAYING anything), you need to read this. You’ve read spiritual advice to “practise gratitude” or “live in a beautiful state” by a decision, and that’s supposed to open your manifestation power and release you from karmic bonds… But you truly don’t feel like faking it that much… You’re stuck, right?

The reason why there’s a blockage is not that “good, grateful people will be rewarded” but rather that your narcissistic friends and family members are convinced it’s about them. Your unhappiness is about them; your envy of how well they are doing in their lives. Even if you would NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS swap places with them. They don’t speak normal language, so you need to learn to speak narcissistic.

If you love the thing, you gotta put a spin on it… *sings*

Now, compare your life to the lives of the friends you are NOT going to trade places with. What’s better about your life than theirs? Become narcissistically pleased with your life compared to theirs. “At least you’re not…” “At least you are…” “… not stuck in a marriage to some guy who doesn’t truly love you…” “Wearing THAT and calling it ‘fashion’.” “Running a stupid … blog and call it ‘a business’.” “Neck deep in debt, living in a house like that…” you get the idea.

If you can identify the narcissists in question, the better. If not, shoot at random. :p

Narcissistically force yourself to acknowledge the good things in your life, particularly in comparison to those who you authentically feel are doing worse than you. “My life may not be perfect, but it’s better than that!”

Feel if it lightens you up.

See how it feels. It shouldn’t do much else but to lighten the pressure you feel. It should be almost an instant change. Gratitude exercises, as far as I’m concerned, don’t do anything for me. They just make me angry. Like HOW LITTLE AM I SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPY ABOUT, MOTHAFUCKARS?! But… Still, things could be way worse.

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