In this day and age a sense of entitlement can honestly be a good or bad thing with a large gray area in between. It's needed when basic human rights are being infringed upon. Yet not so much when you're in a rush and in a pissy mood. Everyday life is often affected by our perception, which is heavily influenced by how entitled we are.

With all due transparency, I consider myself to have a healthy sense of entitlement. Yet every single day, multiple times a day in fact. I catch myself feeling inflated by an insane sense of it. It feels like a bubble in my chest, expanding to surround me in defense when I feel disrespected. It then grows thorns to prick anyone who dares to try me. Now, to be fair most of the time it comes in handy. Like when I'm working at a job that doesn't value me or dealing with someone who doesn't value my time

Some days though... those days when I'm on a RAMPAGE!!!!! Or sometimes even just moments..

My sense of entitlement can grow to be the size of a mountain. Encompassing me in a mass thought process of, "Get the fuck out my way!", I need to get to where I'm going... ME..ME..Me..Me..me. I start to feel like everyone in the world owes me something. I become a steam powered train, any and everything can catch this wrath. Thankfully most of the time I can contain this part of myself. I just remember that every single being on this planet has a life as well. They have places they need to be, things they need to do and experiences to be lived.

We all breathe the same air on the same planet. No one is better than the other.

While living in the era that we do, it is important to remember that the world and everyone in it owes you jack squat...Nada...nothing... Not a damn thing... The only people that ever owed you anything was your parents. Even then all they owed you was shelter, nourishment, and to maintain your overall well being. Once you're a capable adult, anything you feel you deserve, you owe to yourself. Unfortunately for a lot of people it can be even before then. Providing for yourself can be difficult at times... It can cause you to develop a chip on your shoulder. Make you feel like the world should fall at your feet because you earned it. This isn't a healthy way to feel. You're not the first person whose had to take care of themselves and you won't be the last. Eventually everyone has to take care of themselves.

Don't be ashamed though, you should feel entitled about certain things.. The safety of your loved ones, home, and possessions. Your health. Maintaining your boundaries. Maintaining your space. Your happiness... Basically the things that have to with YOU. The things within your sphere of control that affect your everyday life.

You are however NOT entitled to another human being EVER... Even if you are around them everyday. Whether it's your best friend or your husband/wife : boyfriend/girlfriend. They do not belong to you, people are not possessions. You do not control them, people are not puppets. The time in space that you create together should be an agreement of both parties. I know its hard, just try to remember that you are not entitled to anyone's time or energy and vice versa.

Having a healthy sense of entitlement can come in handy anywhere from, looking to buy a home, to deciding whether or not a job or situation deserves your presence. It's about knowing what you deserve and not accepting anything less than. Not feeling like the world owes you something. Control your entitlement instead of letting it grow into a monster of your egos creation.

Living with Entitlement