Getting stressed over the little things in life is common. You can live happier and avoid a lot of negativity if you learn how to not to let the little things get to you. Here’s how to stop letting the little things bother you.
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HOW TO STOP LETTING THE LITTLE THINGS BOTHER YOU
Focus on the Big Picture
When something happens that makes you so annoyed, stop for a minute. Compare the moment to everything else going in your life and the world around you.
Maybe you spilled a gallon of milk on the kitchen floor right before breakfast. Is your family going to make a huge deal and say you ruined breakfast? Probably not!
Your family will still love you. And by letting it go you’ll learn how to not be annoyed with the little things.
Make sure you put your energy somewhere else rather than berating yourself for this small mistake. Don’t forget to give your spouse and kids the benefit of the doubt too. You don’t want to make them feel terrible over things that won’t matter in 5 hours, much less 5 days from now.
Remember That We All Make Mistakes
Sometimes making a mistake can turn my positive mood bad fast. One think I do try to remind myself: everyone makes mistakes. I can learn from these mistakes.
Instead of letting things destroy your attitude and positive outlook, challenge yourself to find the bright side of the situation or a learning point.
Don’t let one bad moment ruin your day or your progress.
Forgive Others
I can understand how it may be hard to forgive others when you feel wronged. For example, let’s say someone rear ended your vehicle, you may be tempted to yell and scream at them.
However, stop and think about how it may feel to be in their situation. By choosing empathy over anger you can create calm in a stressful situation.
I can personally relate as I rear ended someone before. The accident was not bad and happened at the stoplight – so we were not going very fast. But I felt SO BAD! Luckily, the person I hit was very nice to me and did not yell or scream or anything like that.
Being treated with compassion really made a difference during that stressful moment!
Know When to Let Go
Maybe you have no issues forgiving others but, you have the hardest time forgiving yourself. Do you have moments when you treat yourself bad and think “I’d never treat someone else this way”?
If you have a hard time forgiving yourself, try this: if a friend came to you saying they committed this same mistake what advice would you give them? How would you treat them?
How to Not be Annoyed
You might be thinking, Okay, so what do I do when someone or something is bothering me? Guess what? It’s okay to be annoyed. But, it’s up to you with how you handle your attitude. You can let an annoying person or situation ruin your day or you can decide to let things go.
It doesn’t matter what anyone thinks about you. That’s on them. If they don’t like you, oh well. Go find other people who do.
Do NOT make your life decisions based on what you believe people think about you. When you let go of the power of other people’s opinions in your life is when you truly stop letting the little things bother you.
You’ll start living your life the way YOU want to live. You’ll attract people into your life that are good for you. Life will seem easier, you’ll be able to go with the flow. Let go of other people’s opinions now.
Ask Yourself If It Will Matter in 5 Years
When you feel like something bad is going on in your life, ask yourself if it will matter in 5 years.
Chances are it won’t! And you can let it go!
I use this tactic a lot when I’m bothered by my kids or husband. I’ll tell you, 99% of the time the little things I’m made about won’t even matter in 5 months much less 5 years. I can just let things go.
Choosing to stop letting the little things bother you will change your life. You can be happier. You can be a nicer person. You can be a more forgiving mom. Shift your perspective and challenge yourself daily.
Save your emotions for things that are life changing and deserve your full attention.
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I needed this today. Thank you for posting it. I wish I could think this way all the time.
You’re welcome. And same, I take it day by day.
I just wanna say
Thank you so much for this, It legit helped a lot
I used some of the advice you wrote on here and helped a friend with it 😀
I’m so glad you were able to help a friend!
Great article….I love it!
And it is helpful.
Given the content of this article, ironically, I am going to point out something critical that jumped out at me.
It is indeed the smallest of potatoes, but your articulation would indicate that this would be of interest to you.
It’s the misuse of the phrase “much less”.
It’s kind of similar to how many misuse “I couldn’t care less”, but that’s another story.
What you wanted was….”You don’t want to make them feel terrible over things that won’t matter in 5 hours, much less 5 days from now. ”
No offense intended by this minor correction, and if it is unwanted, (as well as unsolicited), I do sincerely apologize.
Best,
Mark
Great catch Mark, I did not notice the misuse of “much less.” I appreciate the correction and your comment. No offense taken. 🙂 I fixed the article.
So needed this today! Reading some of the facts from the insta post hit me so deep, I actually got tears. This article gave me the strength to realize that I cannot please every one and I cannot control peoples opinions of me. I should not let their opinions of detour me from the real important things in life. Thank u for writing this.
Thank you for reading. I’m so glad it helped you!
Thank you for this, it gave me a different perspective to look at things and I feel like a weight has been lifted off my heart. I needed to hear this today.