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18 December 2006

A holiday reminder. In the spirit of the season, I have a few things I want to say...→[More:]

Don't sweat the small stuff. Seriously. It's a lame, clichéd saying, but it's completely true and IMO really important. Life is too short to get worked up about every little thing; I find that I'm much more relaxed when I just let things go. Don't be a pushover, but don't turn everything into a big deal either. Relax. Choose your battles.

Look around you. Appreciate. There are people and animals who love you. Make sure they know you love them back. Make it a point not to take what you have for granted.

post by: mike9322 at: 09:42 | 24 comments

That's a nice reminder mike. I agree with what mike has said.

posted by richat 18 December | 10:58

That's too much pressure, mike... couldn't I just pissintheeggnogknockoverthetree"byaccident"stealthebaby'scandycaneandputsawdustinthelatkesinstead?

happyholidays! : O

posted by Pips 18 December | 10:59

hey, mike. You are a really nice person. Happy Holidays to you too. And everyone else.

posted by carmina 18 December | 11:31

Word.

posted by gaspode 18 December | 11:41

That is solid advice and a lovely thought, mike. Unfortunately, my hormones are still urging me to set fire to people. (They keep effing with my Christmas!!! They must pay!!!) Hopefully that will stop soon and I can be a kinder, gentler rossi in 2007.

posted by jrossi4r 18 December | 11:50

I've been busy writing holiday cards, wrapping up loose ends from too many weeks ago, and relishing everything in my life. You lovely MeChas haven't been forgotten & are loved by the Chewitude.

posted by chewatadistance 18 December | 11:56

(Speaking of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, did you see the guy who wrote it died last week? He was 45 and he had a heart attack....guess he was sweating the small stuff, after all).

posted by ThePinkSuperhero 18 December | 12:28

I'd gladly take everyone's small stuff. Just put it all in a pile right here.

posted by auntbunny 18 December | 12:43

Thanks, Mike!

posted by shane 18 December | 12:45

My wife's PhD advisor gave her a copy of that book, complete with pithy inscription and date inside the cover. This was right before she suggested we abort our first born.

posted by danostuporstar 18 December | 12:48

Actually the better advice is simply 'Don't Sweat.' Because then you'll explode into a toxic cloud around age 38, thus rendering all your worries moot.

posted by jonmc 18 December | 12:50

It should be noted, I am in no way endorsing the book. I've never even read it. But the title is a good rule of thumb. For me anyway.

posted by mike9322 18 December | 12:52

So you have a problem with thumb sweat?

posted by jonmc 18 December | 12:55

I've heard this advice as a two-parter:

1) Don't sweat the small stuff.
2) It's all small stuff.

posted by StickyCarpet 18 December | 15:05

StickyCarpet, I've heard that too, and I couldn't disagree with it more. There are things that most certainly are not small; e.g., a death or serious illness of someone close, or losing a job, or the end of a relationship, or any number of decidedly big things. That's what I meant by "choose your battles". Determine which things are small things, and let them go. Reserve your energy for the things that really matter.

posted by mike9322 18 December | 15:11

This post actually made my morning about 300% better than it otherwise would have been. Merci.

posted by occhiblu 18 December | 15:15

*heart melts*

I'm so glad, occhi. What a nice thing to say. I'm beaming.

posted by mike9322 18 December | 15:19

Awww. No, really. Minor puff of random anger that I was on the verge of spinning into something major -- just went away.

Plus I had a cat sleeping on my lap when I read it, so the animal tie-in helped.

posted by occhiblu 18 December | 15:22

Don't smaell the sweat stuff.

posted by shane 18 December | 17:01

That's an awesome reminder, mike. Especially not taking people for granted, something I find myself doing from time to time despite my efforts not to. People and animals who love us are way too precious to take for granted.

posted by BoringPostcards 18 December | 17:08

Where's the button to mark mike's post as a favourite?

posted by deborah 18 December | 17:35

Well timed, Mike. Time to slow down and just enjoy this time of year. I'd like to chime in that all of you have made this a great site to visit, just about the only site I have time for. I'm glad I "met" all of you.

:there was a time where I wrote letters to all my close friends, highlighting times spent together and telling them all how much they meant to me. I got back worried letters - they all thought I had a terminal illness and was trying to say goodbye!:

posted by redvixen 18 December | 20:40

:there was a time where I wrote letters to all my close friends, highlighting times spent together and telling them all how much they meant to me. I got back worried letters - they all thought I had a terminal illness and was trying to say goodbye!

That caused a coffee spew, redvixen.

It's like when the bank doesn't want to take your money, or your job doesn't want you to work. You love out to your friends and they get all concerned.

Happy Holidays, metachatters, esp. admins.

posted by rainbaby 19 December | 07:08

I wub you all!

posted by mike9322 19 December | 07:14

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