Do you realize it can be tempting to only focus on the noise in your life? Yet, if you listen just to the noise, and focus only on the confusion, it will indeed be quite distressing to you.
It pays to remember, now and again, that the noise and confusion are not what life is all about. Sure they command your attention, but that doesn’t make them particularly meaningful.
Beginning today when you come face to face with something loud, urgent, insisting, or demanding, begin to get in the habit of asking yourself this question. “Is it really that important?”