35. Live Big by Getting Small

This one is short, but it’s profound, so lean in.

What you think about expands.

If all you do is think about your problems, your problems will get bigger and eventually, they’ll consume you. Fortunately, the same goes for the opposite. If you make a habit of finding the best in your life, your life will naturally seem quite wonderful.

With this in mind, whenever you find yourself engrossed, distracted or perhaps distraught by one particularly troubling thing, take comfort knowing that the problem is not as vast as it seems.

So here’s what to do.