Recently, I have a new perspective on being invested into things out of my control. This started quite a long time ago. The new thoughts come from understanding just how finite this life is. As far as I know, I get one shot on this Earth. People would say I have an old soul, but I don’t remember any of those past lives.

Since there’s only one opportunity to maximize this life, I want to let go of any stress. That doesn’t mean that I stop caring. I’m human. That just means I won’t get invested into things that don’t concern me. Someone else’s stuff is not about me. If someone is rude to me, it’s not about me.

I don’t care to fight. I don’t care to complain. I don’t care to stress over things in my environment. We have to ask ourselves, is this really worth our energy? Is it worth the anger? Is it worth being sad? Is it worth holding resentment? If no, then don’t get worked up.