The Bloody Doors Off

All my life, I’ve heard, and been told, don’t sweat the small stuff. Makes a lot of sense; avoid stress, find peace.

Never happened.

I’m reading Chris Hadfield’s autobiography, An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth, and in the preamble, he says ‘no, do sweat the small stuff’. Because it made him more aware of each job he did that lead to him captaining the International Space Station. But there’s more. Don’t aim to for the end goal, because it might not happen. Aim for what’s going to make you happy. And if you get the desired result, keep going, but remember, that might not happen either.

Aim for what makes me happy. Even if means sweating the small stuff along the way.