I was just reading about Pet Peeves (in a book about Zen--Complete Idiot's Guide to...) and I thought this was so "right" and wanted to share it with you.
How many times a day do we worry about things we have absolutely no control over---people chewing with their mouth open, rotten drivers---I go nuts when someone turns right on my left light---when someone is disrespectful or a dismissive boss?
The book says why waste the energy being irritated by things we can't control and I thought especially those that are instant, but we take them into the rest of the day so not only control us, but how we act to our family, friends, co-workers, students, etc.
So for September I am taking a Pet Peeve Pledge to dismiss this irritations and take back this control of my life. I am looking forward to all those minutes and hours that I waste being given back to me.
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