Little things

There are 2 phrases that come to mind when thinking about "small stuff". The first is "Don't sweat the small stuff". The second is "Sometimes it's the little things".

I'm in a "Sometimes it's the little things" phase right now. Why is it that we can look objectively at someone else getting bent out of shape over a little thing, but it's much harder to apply the objectivity to ourselves? I find myself getting overwrought about what most would consider a stupid, little thing and struggle to break free from it. Then one thing leads to another and I become an emotional, irrational person.

Why, oh why?! I shouldn't care that much since it feels like what I obsess about is society-driven and I like to think I don't go for that. I feel embarrassed to say anything to anyone because it sounds very petty or "Real Housewives...".

Admittedly, my ability to nitpick at words/phrases and obsess about them is partly what keeps me off social media. It's something of a defense mechanism in an attempt to not feel badly about myself.

While it feels that knowing God loves me should be all that's necessary, I'm human and struggle with having "just" that. In an effort to change my mindset, I'm starting the book Me, Myself, and Lies: A Thought Closet Makeover by Jennifer Rothschild. I'm not yet sure how I'll handle watching the videos, but I'll get started and see how it goes anyway.

Something needs to change, so I'm looking forward to redoing my closet.