Keys

Dear children, I am going to share with you what for me, when I stop and remember, are the keys to a stress free life as possible.  As I have mentioned before some folks would be just plain skeered, (which is Southern for scared) to know the things that ramble through this head.  I have been thinking this morning that you know what, life is good.  Kinda sorta goes back to my joy in the journey philosophy.  Life is good even when some of the stuff that happens in life is not.  I am going to share with you what to me are 3 keys for having a stress free life as possible.

1. Give it to God.  It what?  All of it.  He is in charge anyway!  Let God handle it but be willing to do what is required of you.

2.  Forgive!  Yes, forgive those who have hurt you, used you, and abused you.  Will it change them?  Probably not.  Will it help you?  Most definitely!  Will you forget?  Nope, but forgive anyway.

3.  Decide what is important enough for you to care about.  If we will all be honest with ourselves the things we hold onto, well, a lot of it just ain't important enough to spend that much energy caring about.  And the sad thing is there are some people that the grudges, hard feelings, and hostilities we hold toward them ain't hurting them one bit.  Adopt the attitude for it to matter I would have to care.  Why let someone who could care less about you suck the life out of you.  Quit giving them that much control over you!  Decide who and what is important enough to care about.

Just a few pearls of wisdom from an old lady today.  Just remember, life is good!