Do you sweat the small stuff??
Letting it Go….
It is common to encounter several disappointments each and every day. Whether our expectations are not met, our plans get altered, our "to do list" is not completed or our lives take us in a direction we were not aware of, we discover that our lives are under forces beyond our control.
Our response to situations and disappointments are powerful because it determins how we act and what we do, mentally and physically! The tension that sits in our gut, bodies and minds when these dissapointmnet occur, can interrupt our lives and well-being and cause stress, anxiety and detour us from our goals. When we stop worrying about relatively unimportant matters, we can be at peace and devote so much more of ourselves to what is truly important.
The small stuff "frustrations and irritations" can have so much power over us and can take control of us and our actions. But every problem is a learning experience and has the potential to teach us something new. It is normal for us to want to put large amounts of emotional energy in minor situations and frustrations in order to avoid issues that may come from that situations but really, is that the best thing to do? The intensity of our response provides us with a TEMPORARY sense of power and accomplishment but these are only temporary and short lived!
Really, it is only when we let the little stuff go that we realize that the big stuff is not really a big deal at all.
In these types of situations, Ask yourself whether the emotions you are feeling will be as vivid in a year, a day, or even an hour. As focused as you are on this moment in time, let your emotions go and see how it feels. You can not avoid lives’ situations but you can learn to deal with them in a well mannered and peaceful ways.
DON’T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF, ONLY SWEAT THE STUFF THAT MATTERS….
July 3, 2009 at 10:23 pm
"The intensity of our response provides us with a TEMPORARY sense of power"
so true…but if thats the case then what will lead me to a longer sense of power? not responding?