Reader beware.... ranting ahead

Wow, 2013 has been a rough year.  Don't get me wrong, there has been a lot of good and there is so much to be grateful for, I am just struggling with the mean people who try to bring others down.  I usually turn the other cheek and try to be the bigger person, but lately it seems overwhelming.  I think the reason it bothers me so much is that a lot of the negativity has been directed towards Rory. He it's a good man, a loyal friend, a hard worker, amazing father, and caring husband. He volunteers in a community that he loves, has never been in trouble at work (which says a lot with the Carbon County sheriff's office, they have fired 6 employees in a very short period of time), he rescued a little boy from a terrible situation, and is a loyal friend and honestly a genuinely good person who always sees the good in others. Despite all of this, he is treated terribly by an employer, a parent on his baseball team, and others.  It breaks my heart. It's not just his situation, but just the way people treat others, like their feelings don't matter.  People are always complaining about the way I run PTA, we had talent show rehearsals and parents were mad because their song lyrics were inappropriate so they had to pick a different song.  We don't do enough, or we do too much. The negativity sometimes seems to overtake the positive at times, then I take a deep breath, and remember all the good in the world. I remember none if us are perfect and all we can do is try to be the best people we can be. I remember the Savior and the plan of salvation and His commandment to love thy neighbor as thyself. I remember that forgiveness is the only way. We can't control others, but we can control how we react to them.

Sorry about the ranting,  and sorry for any and all grammatical errors, I'm on my kindle and it is super hard to type long posts.  I'd like to share a few quotes that have put the last couple of months into perspective for me:

"Stop letting people who do so little for you, control so much of your mind, , and emotions."

"The only person you have control over is yourself. You can change how you see a situation or remove yourself from it, but you cannot change the other person."

and my favorite:

"I learned the hard way that I cannot always count on others to respect my feelings, even if I respect theirs.  Being a good person doesn't guarantee that others will be good people to. You only have control over yourself and how you choose to be as  person. As for others, you can only choose to accept them, or walk away."