Stop Bothering Me (How To Let Go & Be Happy)

"Stop bothering me." How often have we either thought or even said this? There are so many things that can annoy us. They take away from our enjoyment of our day or our lives. There are ways to overcome these annoyances and have a happy life when something is bothering me. In this talk, we explore healthy ways to be less upset by things that are bothering us. (Please note, this is a talk, not a guided meditation.)

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Wonderful advice. And yes, the Frick is wonderful!

I loved the fly metaphor, as I happen to be sitting at the beach with the occasional fly landing on me and causing a tickle. I happen to love bugs,even wanted to be an entomologist as a kid, so flies aren’t my “flies”Today, I’m letting generational dysfunctional family stuff occupy my mind. I got out of the house to clear my mind by doing yoga on the beach, yet, intrusive, angry flies kept distracting me and robbing me of peace. I’m a huge rule follower. There is a no dog policy at our beach, yet entitied people bring their dogs and an unleashed dog bothered me while doing yoga. These “flies” get to me bc they know better and domesticated dogs disturb our seabird and sea turtle nests, not to mention the parasites their waste can harbor. I end up getting so focused on their lack of courtesy that it gets me angry. Forget about driving 😂 I have a 15 min morning commute with my husband in local roads and end up getting so aggravated at the flies who can’t use turn signals or drive recklessly and too fast. My husband doesn’t let the flies bother him. I should let him drive, but my type A need for control prevents that. I’m scared when other people drive and I’m not in control. This session reminds me that focusing on the flies is destroying my piece of mjnd and happiness. I’m letting fear make me miserable, too. I appreciated the agoraphobia example, too. I’m such an introvert, however I love nature too much to shut myself in. The problem is that when I venture out, I avoid people like the plague. Even here at the beach, I moved to a more secluded spot when a family sat near me. That’s when I found this session. I will wholeheartedly try to heed your advice. I’m letting flies stupidly kill me. Thank you and I appreciate having a place to vent.

Very helpful talk on the power of focus and what we aim it at. Timely help when I listened to it!

thank you 🙏

Such a great reminder of the value of letting go!