Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff . . . and It’s All Small Stuff: simple ways to keep the little things from taking over your life (Richard Carlson, PH.D.) PB-New

From The Co-author Of The Bestselling Handbook Of The Soul Comes A Collection Of Short Essays On Attaining Peace Of Mind By Learning To Let Go Of Small Aggravations. Don”t Sweat The Small Stuff — Make Peace With Imperfection — Let Go Of The Idea That Gentle, Relaxed People Can”t Be Superachievers — Be Aware Of The Snowball Effect Of Your Thinking — Develop Your Compassion — Remind Yourself That When You Die, Your In-basket Won”t Be Empty — Don”t Interrupt Others Or Finish Their Sentences — Do Something Nice For Someone Else And Don”t Tell Anyone About It — Let Others Have The Glory — Learn To Live In The Present Moment — Imagine That Everyone Is Enlightened Except You — Let Others Be Right Most Of The Time — Become More Patient — Create Patience Practice Periods — Be The First One To Act Loving Or Reach Out — Ask Yourself The Question, Will This Matter A Year From Now? — Surrender To The Fact That Life Isn”t Fair — Allow Yourself To Be Bored — Lower Your Tolerance To Stress — Once A Week, Write A Heartfelt Letter — Imagine Yourself At Your Own Funeral. Repeat To Yourself, Life Isn”t An Emergency — Experiment With Your Back Burner — Spend A Moment Every Day Thinking Of Someone To Thank — Smile At Strangers, Look Into Their Eyes, And Say Hello — Set Aside Quiet Time, Every Day — Imagine The People In Your Life As Tiny Infants And As One-hundred-year-old Adults — Seek First To Understand — Become A Better Listener — Choose Your Battles Wisely — Become Aware Of Your Moods And Don”t Allow Yourself To Be Fooled By The Low Ones — Life Is A Test. It Is Only A Test — Praise And Blame Are All The Same — Practice Random Acts Of Kindness — Look Beyond Behavior — See The Innocence — Choose Being Kind Over Being Right — Tell Three People (today) How Much You Love Them — Practice Humility — When In Doubt About Whose Turn It Is To Take Out The Trash, Go Ahead And Take It Out — Avoid Weatherproofing — Spend A Moment, Every Day, Thinking Of Someone To Love — Become An Anthropologist. Understand Separate Realities — Develop Your Own Helping Rituals — Every Day, Tell At Least One Person Something You Like, Admire, Or Appreciate About Them — Argue For Your Limitations And They”re Yours — Remember That Everything Has God”s Fingerprints On It — Resist The Urge To Criticize — Write Down Your Five Most Stubborn Positions And See If You Can Soften Them — Just For Fun, Agree With Criticism Directed Toward You (then Watch It Go Away) — Search For The Grain Of Truth In Other Opinions — See The Glass As Already Broken (and Everything Else Too) — Understand The Statement, Wherever You Go, There You Are — Breathe Before You Speak — Be Grateful When You”re Feeling Good And Graceful When You”re Feeling Bad — Become A Less Aggressive Driver — Relax — Adopt A Child Through The Mail — Turn Your Melodrama Into A Mellow-drama. Read Articles And Books With Entirely Different Points Of View From Your Own And Try To Learn Something — Do One Thing At A Time — Count To Ten — Practice Being In The Eye Of The Storm — Be Flexible With Changes In Your Plans — Think Of What You Have Instead Of What You Want — Practice Ignoring Your Negative Thoughts — Be Willing To Learn From Friends And Family — Be Happy Where You Are — Remember That You Become What You Practice Most — Quiet The Mind — Take Up Yoga — Make Service An Integral Part Of Your Life — Do A Favor And Don”t Ask For, Or Expect, One In Return — Think Of Your Problems As Potential Teachers — Get Comfortable Not Knowing — Acknowledge The Totality Of Your Being — Cut Yourself Some Slack — Stop Blaming Others — Become An Early Riser — When Trying To Be Helpful, Focus On Little Things — Remember, One Hundred Years From Now, All New People — Lighten Up — Nurture A Plant. Transform Your Relationship To Your Problems — The Next Time You Find Yourself In An Argument, Rather Than Defend Your Position, See If You Can See The Other Point Of View First — Redefine A Meaningful Accomplishment — Listen To Your Feelings (they Are Trying To Tell You Something) — If Someone Throws You The Ball, You Don”t Have To Catch It — One More Passing Show — Fill Your Life With Love — Realize The Power Of Your Own Thoughts — Give Up On The Idea That More Is Better — Keep Asking Yourself, What”s Really Important? — Trust Your Intuitive Heart — Be Open To What Is — Mind Your Own Business — Look For The Extraordinary In The Ordinary — Schedule Time For Your Inner Work — Live This Day As If It Were Your Last. It Might Be! Richard Carlson. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 247-248).