I am a bothered human, and what I mean by that, is I let things bother me. LOTS of things. Not that I do anything about things that bother me, I just stew on them, and then they bother me MORE. Usually it is just silly little things, that really don’t matter, just annoying I guess.

This year I would like to be UNBOTHERED. I have to remind and ask myself, why am I letting myself get upset when it is something that I cannot control, or something that really doesn’t concern me? I so often let myself get worked up for no reason, just because it “bothers” me. Probably also partially because I am type A and like control.

Actually asking myself why I am bothered or telling myself IT. DOES. NOT. MATTER. has really been helping. I have enough to focus on, I don’t need to be concerned with other silly issues. You always hear “Don’t sweat the small stuff”. I remember hearing a book title from my parents when I was young called Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff, and it is All Small Stuff. When you’re younger, everything seems big. But now as an adult, it is easier to deem certain things as “small”.

I want to continue practicing throughout this year, not letting things get to me. Just in the month of January, the few times I have told myself to not worry about something, is already making a difference. I want this practice to become habit. I want to only worry about the things that really matter to ME. I don’t need to waste my energy on things that don’t need my attention, especially since I only have so much energy these days.

So here is to an unbothered year. This alone I feel will make me feel like a brand new person 😅