“Fuck that guy he just cut me off!” WHY do you even care? Seriously why does it matter? These events should not affect you emotionally. Let’s take a step back and truly think about this. What changes if you yell at the guy who cut you off? The only thing that comes from that is negative. He could hit your car or try to beat you up. What if, instead of yelling at this guy, you just let it go. Let him go back to what he was doing and you go back to what you were doing. It’s that simple. He most likely didn’t mean it anyway. It’s not like he was trying to cut you off. We all have this happen. We realize it’s not that big of a deal but we’re already yelling so we might as well keep going.

Instead of yelling, recognize you’re pissed off, take a deep breath in and exhale. Do this four times and in your head let yourself know that it’s really not a big deal. People make mistakes! That’s part of our nature. Instead of yelling, give the man or woman a nice wave and continue on with your day as if it didn’t happen.

You can use this practice in anything throughout the day. A pissed off coworker, you spilling water all over yourself, stubbing your toe, etc. In the grand scheme of things these events never matter. So instead of freaking out, which changes absolutely nothing, realize you’re pissed off and before saying anything nasty or rude walk away from the situation. Once you’re at a comfortable distance take in your deep breath and repeat in your head “it’s truly not a big deal” then exhale.

“Be patient and understanding. Life is too short to be vengeful or malicious”. -Phillips Brooks