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The small stuff happens. Sometimes, several small issues in a row will occur, and that can get a person down.
This week's Spiritual Newsletter, then, is all about coping with life's little annoyances.
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You know how you sometimes wake up in the morning and from that point on everything seems to go wrong? You set one foot out of bed and it ends up on a piece of Lego that you knew wasn’t there before. So you hobble out of the room and trip over the cat. Your favourite top happens to be in the laundry and the washing machine has eaten a sock. And it keeps on going on in that vein. Yep, it’s one of those days. The kind of day you could really do without...
If you recognise yourself in this, I am here to tell you to not sweat the small stuff. If you sweat the small stuff, it’s far more difficult to cope with the big stuff. Or it can build up and build up until it becomes big stuff, and that’s no good.
I’m one of those people who tends to fret and worry over anything and everything, so I know from experience that it takes it out of you. That’s why I’m teaching myself that those little annoyances simply don’t matter. There’s usually nothing you can do about them. They just happen. And hey, there are plenty of good things out there that we can enjoy all the more if we’re not too preoccupied with the small negatives. The small negatives can cloud our minds to such an extent that we don’t even see the good which, again, is not helpful.
Fretting over small issues can stop us sleeping. This affects our mood even more. We can become irritable, and this irritability can make us see everything in a worse light than we should. The best thing to do is to unburden – to your partner, to friends either offline or right here on W.Com, in a blog, in other pieces of writing, or to God. There is always someone who will listen and help you let go of it all.
I’m not saying that small issues aren’t annoying – they can be. But the thing about small issues is that they are indeed small (I am genuinely not talking about the serious issues that can affect us – those are a whole different matter, though again, talking about them and writing about them can help). When you're burdened by the small stuff, I recommend asking yourself "is this worth me being bothered about?" When I do that, I often find that no, actually, it's not. It's merely life being a little bit tedious - nothing I cannot overcome.
Someone once told me to make a list of all the things that I feel grateful for. That I would see that those are the real things in life that I should be concerned with - having a roof over my head and food on the table, having family and friends, being in relatively good health... being loved, cared for, having a decent amount of intelligence that enables me to navigate life, my cats, and so on, and so forth. I never sat down and did it, but I know deep down they are right. I have a lot to be thankful for. In comparison, small annoyances soon fade away.
I also know that when I become too burdened I can't even focus on the spiritual side of my existence. I become too distracted, possibly even ticked off at why this is happening... why me? Which is all the more reason for gaining some perspective. Why me? Why not me? Would I rather someone else experienced what I have? Will I then also share everything that happens that gives me joy? And do I seriously think a higher power made me forget that I hadn't yet washed my favourite top? Yeah, perspective...
Stuff happens. Sometimes it's good, sometimes it's less good. It is what it is. Let's smile at everything that makes us smile and cherish everything that makes us feel joy. And the next time your washing machine eats one of your socks, you could always write about it. Because where do lost socks go?
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Chrisola  - Though I am a gospel minister I enjoy your frank expression. Protestant or Catholic churches are open to you if and when your path crosses any.
Thank you very much! I appreciate that.
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Jimminy Jingle!  - Awesome journey! Just to clarify, a church is not a building (as I am taught), rather, the people are the church and we are not perfect. We lie, cheat, make excuses, and so on. We are not perfect, but we are the church and we can stand the presents of the disrespectful (hopefully with a smile).
You make a good point in that we should strive to do better and that we all need to do better in our own way. I particularly like the, "And it harm none", though, I don't think we are there yet. "Have faith." Thanks again for braving such a touchy subject! You did fine.
Thank you very much for your kind words. "And harm it none"... yes, that is very important, and something that I hope we can all work towards.
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Zeke  - Part of your faith has to be where will you go when you pass away.
Thinking about this could definitely improve your faith.
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Thanks, Zeke. That's a difficult one, isn't it? I cannot bring myself to believe in a hell - it makes no sense to me. I cannot believe a loving God would permit people to suffer for eternity. And if that were so, how could I ever be happy in the afterlife knowing others were suffering so? Tricky to wrap my head around.
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