• Stay away from negative conversations and from negative people.
• Don’t hold grudges. Learn to forget and forgive. Nurturing ill feelings and grievances hurts you and causes lack of sleep.
• Accept what cannot be changed. This saves a lot of time, energy and worries.
• Every day we face numerous inconveniences, irritations and situations that are beyond our control. If we can change them, that’s fine, but this is not always possible. We must learn to put up with such things and accept them cheerfully.
• Learn to be more patient and tolerant with people and events.
• Don’t take everything too personally. Some emotional and mental detachment is desirable. Try to view your life and other people with a little detachment and less involvement. Detachment is not indifference, lack of interest or coldness. It is the ability to think and judge impartially and logically. Don’t worry if again and again you fail to manifest detachment. Just keep trying.
• Let bygones be gone. Forget the past and concentrate on the present moment. There is no need to evoke unpleasant memories and immerse yourself in them.
  

“Inner peace ultimately leads to external peace. By creating peace in our inner world, we bring it into the external world, affecting other people too.”

My friends are furnishing their new apartment bit by bit. Last week, they bought a living room table and floor mat, tatami style. It was really cool. Then yesterday, they bought a dining table and gas stove. They also bought other stuff to accessorize. Next week, they’re going to buy a new television and tv mount. In fact, we’re going to the appliance center to check out what’s good. It’s fun shopping for home stuff, I’m actually enjoying myself. Hehe.

I’ve been wanting to get busy for some time, and finally I got my wish. I’ve been out of town, attending birthdays and parties. I’ve been going to the gym, class, work, movies, escapades, it’s crazy… but fun! In fact, I’ve been staying up late every night for the past few days because there’s just so much to do and so little time to do it! When I finally go to sleep at around 1am to 2am… when the light bulbs go out, I just barely have a minute or two to pray and then I doze off. Haha. But I’m not complaining… it’s fun being busy. Hehe.