You do not owe anyone any justifications for your actions. If you snapped at someone who did not deserve it, simply make a heartfelt apology, once, and move on. You don’t have to apologize over and over again. If you were sincere and meant it the first time, that should suffice.
You must decide who you want to be and maintain your standards no matter what anyone else thinks, does, or says. Don't allow the actions of other people cause you to lower your principles. Never stop being a good person, because of bad people. Don't give anyone that kind of power over your life.
The key to happiness is simply being happy no matter what is happening around you. You have no control over the rain or storms in your life, but you do have control over how you respond to them and whether or not you will decide to be happy...
You are responsible for designing and manifesting your world as you want it to be. You are the artist and your world is your canvas.
People will judge you, gossip about you, and misunderstand you. This is common if you live on this earth; it always has been and probably always will be. Every sage who has ever lived has had to deal with the same issues.
Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come! The one thing that you can always count on is change. Everything is changing all the time. You never truly know if something will end up being good or bad until some time in the future.
I have a newsflash for you - you do not have to react to rude, critical, argumentative people. Most of the time, these people are trying to push your buttons and get a reaction from you. They enjoy getting under people's skin and trying to upset them.
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