Letting go of the small things
Pride comes before the fall. And that doesn’t mean before autumn.
I’ve been thinking some today about how important it is not to let the little things bother you. It’s a hard skill to employ. After all, it’s usually the little things that trip us up.
It’s rarely the major things that cause fights or disputes; it’s rarely the big stuff that causes wars to break out. It’s the details.
The great thinkers say, “Don’t sweat the small stuff,” and “It’s mostly small stuff.” But if that’s true, why is it so hard to actually DO that?
Take for example weight loss pills. I need to drop at least 40 pounds. Pills like that might make it happen more quickly. But what’s the long-term damage, and is it worth it?
For me, how quickly I lose the 40 pounds is the small stuff. The important stuff is that I’m moving in the right direction, toward losing it.
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