Reminders for Living
Jul 01, 2022 08:26PM ● By Joe DunneI was again quoting from the book Don't Sweat the Small Stuff with Your Family: Simple Ways to Keep Daily Responsibilities from Taking Over Your Life, by Richard Carlson, when I shared this chapter heading to a friend—Life is Not an Emergency. It’s a good thing to remember. All too often as buttons are pushed, deadlines grow near, stress piles up and inflation threatens, we lose track of the fact that change is inevitable, a lot of stress we feel is self-imposed, and that life is a process. Enjoying it all is the goal and how we think our way through life’s ups, downs, tragedies and joys is the key to enjoying the process. Our ability to cope, reframe our thinking, and accept and adjust our attitudes one day at a time is priceless and allows us to pursue happiness.
So, I thought I would share a few chapter headings that help me to slow down, stay focused and keep in mind what is important—my responsibility to myself, family and friends.
Live From Your Heart
Keep Your Promises
Encourage Boredom in Your Children
Refuse To Let It Bug You
Develop Your Own Reset Button
Don’t Put Yourself Down
Experience Calm Surrender
Never Ever Take Your Spouse or
Significant Other for Granted
Don’t Go to Bed Mad
Schedule Time for Kindness
Attend to Feelings First
Remind Yourself Frequently What
Your Children Really Want
Speak Softly
Take It as It Comes
Remind Others to Treasure Life
Stay Playful
Stay Healthy
Exercise
Be the Example of Peace
Surrender to the Fact That There is
Always Something to Do
Stop Complaining About the Complaining
Start Your Day and End Your Day with Love
There are so many reminders in this book that I need to read over and over to remember what is truly important in life for me: contentment, acceptance, gratitude, being the best I can be, peace, kindness, being empathetic and loving. For today, I’m “a work in progress” and that’s okay.
With peace, love and laughter,
Joe Dunne, Publisher