The Mantra

[labrujah]

I have decided to adopt a new mantra/philosophy that will hopefully lend insight and reflection to the many facets of my life: Laissez-faire.

(Yes, I know this is very close to "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff.")

So in the future when you see me clench up and then close my eyes and start muttering something while rolling my shoulders to release tension, it's "Laissez-faire."

Comments

[thetathrees.livejournal.com]

i find it helps to obsess over the big interesting/exciting/sparkly stuff and all the stupid little stuff falls away. and if i run out of exciting things to obsess over i find something new.
of course i have an evil obsessive personality.

i think it has something to do with personality too. you seem (or, i dunno. did 6 years ago ;-) ) pretty capable of being agreeable to anything that comes your way. my boy doesn't pay attention to The Small Stuff until it clubs him over the head, knocks him to the ground and kicks him in the stomach a few times. he hs been a good influence on me, because i used to freak over every little thing my pals did, but now i'm not as bad.

[labrujah.livejournal.com]

I think I used to be a lot mellower. The last year or so I've found myself getting pretty hung up on the small stuff - whic is not necessarily bad, but I just want to be in a generally better mood.

[thetathrees.livejournal.com]

it definitely gives you more of an illusion of control over your life to examine/micromanage minutiae, till you realize that it's also distracting you from the really fulfilling stuff. it's so hard for me to always remember that.

[circekills.livejournal.com]

you should just roll your eyes skyward and yell "SERENITY NOW! SERENITY NOW!" like costanza's dad did on "seinfeld."

i'm laughing just picturing it!

[jinxmalone.livejournal.com]

I used to be really okay with most stuff. Easy going and all that.

Then I realized that certain people were actually assholes who were actively trying to bother me. This sucked, because I realized I would have to take a new tack.

The tack I ended up taking was to be in a state of high dudgeon all the time. It's not exactly the healthiest way to be, I don't think. But assholes don't get any slack from me. Which is nice.

[labrujah.livejournal.com]

Yes, I am pretty vigilant about not allowing any slack. I just wonder sometimes if it's worth it.

i like it.

[girlthatthinks.livejournal.com]

it's like don't sweat the small stuff. but french, which makes it classier by default.