Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

Well, it’s been one of those weeks for me, one where I dwell and dream about our future plans and all that we are striving for but one in which I cannot see the path. This has been getting me down and stressing me out and it’s all me that is creating it and I know it.

I’ve tried various things to get myself out of this state but found it difficult. Only today I have started to read one of my old spiritual books which I really got a lot out of. “Conversations with God – Book 3″ by Neale Donald Walsch has been a great book for me and given me many insights that has brought clarity and gave me a sense of peace when I first read it a year or two ago.

Today I started reading it again on the way to work and have found after a short way into it that I am starting to remember the purpose of life as I believe it and one which I have forgotten. In other words, I’m starting to get out of my own made drama and and regaining a good and healthy perspective. It’s realigned some of my thoughts which have kept my mind quite clear and focused.

I guess one other event that has contributed to all of this is the one year anniversary of the death of my dad this weekend. We had a little ceremony with my family and it gave me time to reflect and remind myself of the promises and determination I had at time of his death that time is short and that I just need to go and do the stuff that I want in life and not to sweat the small stuff. Even things like jobs, mortgages, all of these things to me are some of the ’small’ stuff in life and not things that are really that important in the scheme of things.

When I think about what is important in life, it basically boils down to family and experiences. Family is very important and though they can be frustrating at times, they will always be there for you. Experiences are the core for me. There is so much to life that it’s a shame to just stay in a small place and see only the most superficial aspects of it. My wife and I are planning on doing some travelling and experiencing more of this World that we live in. We also haven’t planned how we are going to achieve a lot of the stuff that we desire in our lives as we are trusting in the process.

The key thing for me is to keep some decent level of perspective and don’t sweat the small stuff, at the end of the day, if you lost everything like your job, house, car etc, what will you be left with?