It's the little things...

It really is the little things in life that start to wear you down. The fact that my boss comes to work 45 minutes late everyday, wet towels in the hallway outside the bathroom door, pdf's that take too long to open, busy April events schedule with no funds to appropriate. What's a girl to do?

I am reading this book The Four Agreements which is really a book that should be owned by no one and read by everyone. The book needs to just keep getting passed from person to person and I think each person should write their name in it and the year they read it. Is this a dumb idea? Childish? Perhaps. But I think it sounds neat. Real neat. Anyhow, these are the four agreements:

• BE IMPECCABLE WITH YOUR WORD
  Speak with integrity. Say only what you mean. Avoid using the word to speak against yourself or to gossip about others. Use the power of your word in the direction of truth and love.
• DON'T TAKE ANYTHING PERSONALLY
  Nothing others do is because of you. What others say and do is a projection of their own reality, their own dream. What you are immune to the opinions and actions of others, you won't be the victim of needless suffering.
• DON'T MAKE ASSUMPTIONS
  Find the courage to ask questions and to express what you really want. Communicate with others as clearly as you can to avoid misunderstandings, sadness, and drama. With just this one agreement, you can completely transform your life.
• ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST
  Your best is going to change from moment to moment; it will be different when you are healthy as opposed to sick. Under any circumstance, simply do your best, and you will avoid self-judgement, self-abuse, and regret.

Okay, so I imagine that life would be pretty fantastic if I can change my viewpoint and follow these agreements. I am only on page 11 but it all makes sense so far. They talk about the "dream" and I relate it to the "social script" that psychologists and sociologists refer to. I really hope it allows me to make the best out of my life. Cuz it can definately get better than this.