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So much of our happiness lies within our control – more than we think. By confounding ourselves with worry, we block the joys to be
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So much of our happiness lies within our control – more than we think. By confounding ourselves with worry, we block the joys to be
An extra worry. Just when you thought you had enough to worry about, your car dash tells you that you’re not quite up to pressure.
Some worries are explainable: not enough money; a crummy boss; a broken car. Others are just not clear. Not understood. Still, they are. Worries that
We like to think the beauty in life is clearer, more immediately apparent. Focused on finding beauty, on appreciating the wondrous moments, we expect to
I’m always on the edge of time, making it there just in the nick of it. Or getting there five minutes late. Sweating all the
It didn’t happen. That car you almost rear-ended while thinking of the teacher’s comments about your ten year old son. It didn’t happen; you stopped
When you feel particularly beat upon — whether by other people, the situation at hand, or even yourself — remember that you just have to
The Universe doesn’t throw at you more than you can handle. It’s a basic law of the Universe, like gravity. Therefore, there has to be a way for
Determine the maximum loss with which you are comfortable at the outset of an undertaking, be it a stock purchase or a new project. Put
We worry a lot about numbers. Financial numbers mostly. Bills here, paychecks there, debts and bonuses, losses and gains. At any given time, they are