Don't sweat the small Stuff !!

Hello Friends !! Today I'm sharing a few points from the book " Don't sweat the small stuff ... and it's all small stuff" by Richard Carlson.

It's a very nice , small book that can be read to gain everyday inspirational thoughts. I had read it a long time ago in the year 2002 . Recently I came across a few points i had jotted from the book. Amazingly these points are applicable in both personal as well as professional fronts.

Do let me know what you feel about these and if possible try to read the entire book. Nice read this one...

1. Develop your compassion

Its the recognition that other people's problems, their pain and frustrations are every bit as real as our own- often far worse.

It involves two things- intention and action.

Intention means you remember to open your heart to others; you expand what and who matters from yourself to other people. Action is simply ' What you do about it'

2. Let others have the glory

Ironically, when you surrender your need to hog the glory, the attention you used to need from other people is replaced by a quite inner confidence that is derived from letting others have it.

3. Imagine that everyone is enlightened except you

The people you meet are all here to teach you something .Your job is to try to determine what the people in your life are trying to teach you.

You'll find that if you do this, you'll be far less annoyed, bothered and frustrated by the actions and imperfections of other people. If you get in this habit of thought , you'll be glad , you did.

Change from " Why are they doing this?" to " What are they trying to teach me ?"

4. Let others be "right" most of the time

Ask yourself " Do I want to be 'right' or do I want to be ' Happy' ?"

Many times the two are mutually exclusive !!

Being right, defending our positions, takes an enormous amount of mental energy and often alienates us from the people in our lives.

The truth is , all of us hate to be corrected ( :-) and now the best one.... )

5. Ask yourself the question " Will This matter a year from Now ?"

Whether it be an argument with your spouse ,child or boss, a mistake , a lost opportunity, a lost wallet, a work-related rejection or a sprained ankle, chances are , a year from now you aren't going to care.

It will just be one more irrelevant detail in your life.

So don't Sweat about it !!

Keep the change

" Keep the change "- by Nirupama Subramanian who is a journalist and a first time author is a "fun read" book . It will keep you in splits throughout , specially if you have south Indian friends ( Tam Brahm) since then you can relate to what goes in a typical south Indian household. The language is simple and the mind set of a typical middle class Indian household where a prospective bride resides is well chalked out.Damayanthi - who is the main character of this novel ( she hates the name her parents have given her !!) comes to Mumbai from Chennai( where she works in a non descript account firm) to escape the marriage proposals coming her way. She is a " good girl" is every sense... will she be able to survive the competitive corporate world of Mumbai and her size zero Delhite room mate after her dramatic make over ?? Read the book on a lazy sunday afternoon when its raining with a cup of tea to find out more.....

Eat, pray, love

Dear Ladies..this one is for you... All ladies who have undergone heartbreak at some point or the other need to read " Eat, pray, love" by Elizabeth Gilbert !!

This is an amazing book which is autobiographical in nature and Elizabeth has written about how she travelled to three different countries in a span of one year to find that inner peace and to be with herself after a bitter divorce...the three places she travelled were- Rome ( to "eat" indulge herself ), India ( to " pray" discover her own inner self ) and Bali ( to " love" where she falls in love again)

You will really love reading this book ... and do let me know if you have already read it.