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Old 10-21-2014, 02:42 AM   #21
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

You are reading from the book Today's Gift

Great events make me quiet and calm; it is only trifles that irritate my nerves.
—Queen Victoria

Isn't that always the way? We cope with major events, like births and weddings, fairly well. It is the little things - so inconsequential in the long run - that upset us. If the kids don't pick up their rooms, or dinner is late, or we can't go to the movies because we haven't done our homework, we become irritated and annoyed. Minor things like these upset us much more than they should.

Are they really so important? A messy room is not a terminal illness. A late dinner won't affect our health unless we get so upset about it we make ourselves sick. We'll survive.

If we think back to the last time we were angry or upset, does it seem important now? We probably can't even remember why we reacted that way. How much better life is when we let go of the little irritations.

What irritation can I let go of today?
For me it is the little things, with Fibromyalgia I am sensitive to sounds and smells. I can find myself getting really annoyed and then something will come along and I will find myself over reacting, when in fact, it is an accumulation of a lot of stuff I hadn't let go because I hadn't deemed it as important enough for my attention. Which means, back into the Self, and not a good place to be. As they say, a little prayer goes a long way. The Serenity Prayer goes well in times like these.
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