It’s all not that important (much like the point made by the book Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff … and It’s All Small Stuff, by Richard Carlson1). When faced with a crisis, how on earth can we take this position? Everything seems so monumental as we face it. It doesn’t seem possible that we could consider the crisis to be small stuff. Well it all comes down to your perspective, and your relative position in relation to the crisis, doesn’t it? Let’s consider just how important it can be. Yes, the personal outcomes can be tragic and devastating, but life itself is resilient.

True warriors know that it is best to preserve the emotional energies that making a big deal out of something requires, as they know that it is only a big deal in their own minds and nowhere else. Saving energy here, there, and elsewhere can make all the difference in the world at a critical moment in time … when the true warrior needs to be able to reach deep and call on all available energy reserves. You are warriors, and by treating all events with the respect that they deserve, you will preserve your sanity and your emotional, mental, and psychic energy, which will help you succeed where others falter. So it is written.