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DON'T SWEAT THE SMALL STUFF AND IT'S ALL SMALL STUFF Simple ways to keep the little things from taking over your life (by~RICHARD CARLSON )

Don't sweat the small stuff and all its all small stuff by Richard Carlson  Simple ways to keep the little things from taking over your life  Introduction 1. Don't Sweat the Small Stuff 2. Make Peace with Imperfection 3. Let Go of the Idea that Gentle, Relaxed People Can't Be Superachievers 4. Be Aware of the Snowball Effect of Your Thinking 5. Develop Your Compassion 6. Remind Yourself that When You Die, Your "In Basket" Won't Be Empty 7. Don't Interrupt Others or Finish Their Sentences 8. Do Something Nice for Someone Else-and Don't Tell Anyone About It 9. Let Others Have the Glory 10. Learn to Live in the Present Moment 11. Imagine that Everyone Is Enlightened Except You 12. Let Others Be "Right" Most of the Time 13. Become More Patient 14. Create "Patience Practice Periods" 15. Be the First One to Act Loving or Reach Out 16. Ask Yourself the Question, "Will This Matter a Year from Now?" 17. Surrender to the Fact that L...

STILLNESS IS THE KEY an ancient strategy for modern life

The struggle is great the task is divine to gain mastery freedom happiness and tranquility -epithets  Contents   part 1 mind  The domain of mind  Become present  limit your inputs  Empty the mind  Slow down think deeply  Start Journaling  Cultivate silence  Seek wisdom  Find confidence avoid ego  Let go On to what's next  Part 2 spirit  The domain of the soul  Choose virtue  Heal the inner child  Beware desire  Enough  Bathe in beauty  Accept a higher power  Enter relationships  Conquer your anger  All is one  On to what's next  Part 3 body  The domain of the body  Say no  Take a walk  Build a routine  Get rid of your stuff  Seek solitude  Be a human being  Go to sleep  Find a hobby Beware escapism  Act bravely  On to the final act  To thinking clearly. To seeing the whole chessboard. To making tough deci...