I worked for an US Based international companies for 20 yearsand living in Australia, means, I get to work 24/6 essentially, when I am at work they are asleep and when I am supposed to be asleep they are at work, so I have quite long days and long weeks. Anyway, I try to maintain the same level of calmness that the dude lives by.I don't let the small stuff irritate me and when I am just too wound up, I say to myself "Fuck it let's go bowling! I have been to a bowling alley here in AUstralia and taken sound sound recordings of differnetpeople bowling and when it all gets to hard, I slip in my cd with the bowling recording and just mentally drop a few frames. I try to picturemyself lying on the rug that ties the whole room together with eyes closed, just bowling and listening to the pins drop!

Very therapudic for me!

I have been trying to abide for many a year now!

Cheers

Rusty

I take a passe "let it happen" stance most of the time--unless a certain event calls for action. So much so that those close to me have said "he doesn't get emotional about anything." That's hardly the case, but it's true I don't sweat the small stuff. I mean, why should I? People lose their hair and raise their blood pressure when they worry about things they have no control over. You've got to learn to ride it out, maaaann....

I love the Dude and this book would really tie my library together. The Big Lebowski has improved my marriage. My husband is a Walter and I am a bit of a Maude. But we find common ground in our love of The Dude. We remind each other to abide and take 'er easy.

I have an 9 month old that pees on my rug.