Be certain that you know a handful of small thingsĀ
that truly make you happy that areĀ
100% within your control.
That way, when you need a
little boost, you have your go to things.
Our purpose is not money. Our purpose is not power or fame. Our purpose is not a dream marriage or even a Perfect Kitchen. Itāsā¦happiness.
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āIn this life we cannot do great things.Ā
We can only do small things with great love.ā
-Mother Teresa
I love her quote and I think it is underrated. If you think about it, even the greatest things in the world are actually composed of hundreds of smaller things.
The Statue of Liberty, the Eiffel tower, learning to fly, the first open heart surgery. Great things that were composed of hundreds of SMALLER things done extremely well.
If you become a master of the āsmaller thingsā and you do those with great love (which means your full commitment and passion and
focus)ā¦youāll find that you have done GREAT THINGS.
Look back at this yearā¦ Look at your great thingsā¦ now break them down into their smaller parts.
Can you see how you couldāve taken the stress off by aiming at the smaller part?Ā Rather than the great big, huge
overwhelming bit?
Sometimes when I have a huge overwhelming task, my head will tell me logically we need to start at Place X but sometimes I just feel like beginning with a different part of the project first. If it ALL needs to get done, I let myself start with the SMALLEST bit that feels good to me.
Why? Momentum!
It is easier to get yourself to start, IF your start is to do a small thing. Then you can slide into the large sections.
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See it?
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Do
small things and find ways to do them happily.
Itās on the opposite side of the brick he was drilling into in my laundry room. I have done about 43 small things with my full heart and it is adding up to the great thing, my new kitchen.Ā 
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