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      Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff [Book]

        Dont sweat the small stuff by Richard Carlson

        By: Richard Carlson

        From this Book: 49 Quotes

        Book Overview: Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff… and it’s all small stuff is a book that shows you how to keep from letting the little things in life drive you crazy. In thoughtful and insightful language, author Richard Carlson reveals ways to calm down in the midst of your incredibly hurried, stress-filled life.  You can learn to put things in perspective by making the small daily changes he suggests, including advice such as “Think of your problems as potential teachers”; “Remember that when you die, your ‘In’ box won’t be empty”; and “Do one thing at a time.”  With gentle, supportive suggestions, Dr.Carlson reveals ways to make your actions more peaceful and caring, with the added benefit of making your life more calm and stress-free.

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        Post(s) Inspired by this Book:

        1. Top 25 Quotes from Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff!
        2. How To Stay Calm When Things Break – A Buddhist Teaching
        3. How To Deal With People Who Annoy, Frustrate, and/or Upset You
        4. Do You Know What’s Going To Happen Next? Maybe So, Maybe Not? A Powerful Short Story
        5. Richard Carlson Quote on Dealing With Bad Moods (Beyond the Quote 179/365)
        6. Richard Carlson Quote on Letting Go Of Expectations and A Short Story About Finding Inner Peace (Beyond the Quote 158/365)
        7. Richard Carlson Quote on How Wherever You Go, There You Are (Beyond the Quote 140/365)
        8. Richard Carlson Quote on Blowing Things Out of Proportion (Beyond the Quote 108/365)

          “There are no such things as limits to growth, because there are no limits on the human capacity for intelligence, imagination and wonder.” ~ Ronald Reagan

            The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man.

              "Patience is not the ability to wait but how you act while you're waiting." ~ Joyce Meyer

                “Take a method and try it. If it fails, admit it frankly, and try another. But by all means, try something.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt

                  “Hard work spotlights the character of people: some turn up their sleeves, some turn up their noses, and some don’t turn up at all.” ~ Sam Ewing

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                      “It was only a sunny smile, and little it cost in the giving, but like morning light it scattered the night and made the day worth living.” ~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

                        “Every one of us receives and passes on an inheritance. The inheritance may not be an accumulation of earthly possessions or acquired riches, but whether we realize it or not, our choices, words, actions, and values will impact someone and form the heritage we hand down.” ~ Ben Hardesty

                          The only person you should try to be better than, is the person you were yesterday.

                            “Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than out-and-out exposure, and the fearful are captured just as frequently as the bold.” ~ Unknown

                              “The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.” ~ Ndukwe Dike Kalu

                                Choose a job you love and you will never have to work another day.

                                  “It’s better to be at the bottom of the ladder you want to climb than at the top of the one you don’t.” ~ Stephen Kellogg

                                    “The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.” ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

                                      “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything.” ~ Plato

                                        “Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must never become lax about maintaining it. You must make a mighty effort to keep swimming upward into that happiness forever, to stay afloat on top of it.” ~ Elizabeth Gilbert

                                          "It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." ~ Leonardo da Vinci