This idea is certainly not unique to me and, in fact, I read about it on one of the many blogs (too many according to my husband) that I read and all over Pinterest, so I decided to try and not sweat the small stuff. If you know me then you know just how truly difficult that is for this A-type "gold" personality. At first, I didn't share my new mantra with anyone just quietly repeated it to myself over and over and over again whenever I needed a reminder. However, one day a co-worker was having a particularly rough day and I shared my new way of dealing with my difficult situations and this quickly became her mantra too. She shared it with a couple of other people who in turn would see me and comment that they were choosing joy or remind me to choose joy. That reminder is often very timely.
Today and every day I need that reminder. Life is so much more than the irritations that we face and frankly life is way too short to worry about pettiness and drama.
