Don't sweat the small stuff.

The way I've been living in the last two months has been pretty low key and stress free. It's been great, with the exception of this week...so busy! Anyway, it's the new perception that Landmark gave me about life and how meaningless it really is. It does sound absurd, I thought so too, until I started to understand what meaningless meant.

Opinions are meaningless, I wouldn't take them personally because they're not reality. If my car breaks down, I wouldn't take it personally because it's a car...it doesn't mean anything. If I can't find a parking space, I wouldn't take it personally because there are millions of people living here too...it doesn't mean anything. If there is a long line at the bank, I wouldn't take it personally because I'm not the only customer...it doesn't mean anything. If a stranger is rude to me, I'm not going to take it personally because they don't know me...it doesn't mean anything. I'm not sure if I'm making any sense, but what I do know is getting all bent out of shape over minor things that aren't hurting us, isn't life threatening, and really has nothing to do with our inner self; should be left alone. All that energy that is being put forth for things that are beyond our control is wasteful. What we CAN control is our reactions and if we stop and really think about how silly it is that we're ruining our whole day over a burnt piece of toast, we'd realize that things only happen because they happen. None of it has meaning until we make it have meaning.