Kat Williams knows what he's talkin about...

Last week while I was on vacation...I watched a lot of stuff on Netflix streaming. One thing I watched was a Kat Williams stand-up comedy show...which was really hilarious. One of the things he stressed was that life is too short to worry about bullshit. And he's right. Life is too short to worry about bullshit.

Something my Grandfather always told me...."Don't sweat the small stuff....and everything's small." I never understood it completely....but now I do. Just don't let shit bother you. Don't let people bother you. You can't control people...only how you react to what people do and what people say. Don't let your kids bother you. You're the parent thats in control.

The main thing...was to relax and go with the flow. Shit is gonna happen. You're gonna get flat tires at inopportune times. People are gonna try to shit on you. Life is too short to let it bother you. Move along with your life and enjoy it.

Enjoy what you have. Your spouse, kids, home, car....whatever. If your car is a piece of shit.....its YOUR piece of shit. Take care of that piece of shit. Wash it...take care of it. Because its yours. Enjoy it for what it is.

Enjoy the simple things in life. Next time you get a chance to watch a sunrise or sunset....do it. Eat a delicious donut or drink a favorite beverage while you watch the sun come up or go down....savor that moment. You could die the next breath. Morbid yes.....but true. Life is too goddamn short. Enjoy it.

Don't let a job stress you to the point where its ruining your health. Figure out a way to destress the workplace for yourself....or quit. Not an easy decision. But what job is worth your health and life? What good is all that money you earn if you aren't alive to spend it? Do you really want to die over a job? Its not worth it. The money is not worth it. You can survive. Make some cuts....change some things.

You say...gats....you're young and don't understand. I make about $15K a year. My girlfriend makes about the same a year. We rent an apartment. We have 1 car....that she can't drive. I don't have health insurance because I can't afford it. Do I let it stress me out? No. All I can do is keep an eye out for opportunities. Ask questions. Do some research about insurance I can afford.

Do I want a new car? Yes. Do I need one? No. Do I like the car I have now? No. But it gets me where I need to go. Its MY car. So I take care of it.

Enjoy your life. Stop for 15 minutes. Breathe. Look around you. What makes you happy in your life? Whats not making you happy? Is there something you can do about it?

Sometimes I need to just break the routine and monotany of the work week. So every once in a while...I'll do just 1 thing different. I'll have a bagel in the morning with a small bottle of chocolate milk instead of juice like I regularly do. If you take time and enjoy the things you do....a small change like this can do wonders.

These are all things I'm trying to put into practice for my life. If something is causing me stress....I stop, break down the situation....figure out why its stressing me...and if I can remove it from my life...I do. Or if I can't, I try to figure out a way to make it less of a burden.

One thing Im doing is making a small and realistic list of things I wanna do. Whether it be big or small. And one by one I'm slowly going to work towards those goals and achieve them. Because life is short and I wanna enjoy my time.

I'm 27. And for so long I've hated my life and how it was going. Even now sometimes I feel like I'm stuck in a rut and I'll never get out. But I have to stop and remember....life is too short to let shit stress me out all the time. I have to stop and really enjoy what I have. What I have worked for. It may not be much....but dammit I worked hard for what I do have. And I want to enjoy it. So I will.

Not everyone is gonna get what I'm saying...and thats ok. But if you take anything from what I've written....please let it be this. Love your life. Enjoy it because you do NOT know when it will be over. If there's something you wanna do.....do it. You only live once. The life you are living now is the only one you have. So LIVE it. Live it real....Live it full.

- Gat