We may not be able to control how we feel about something (yet) but we can control how we think about it
We can’t control if someone does X or this person says Y
But our opinions? How we choose to look at whatever happened? That is something we can control. This isn’t easy. Our first thought may not be the thought we’d align with if we allowed enough time for that second thought to come in.
The thing is, no matter what happens, we can allow enough time to have that second thought come in, it only needs to be a second or two, to choose how we respond to situations, even if it’s the last thing we expected. We don’t have to react immediately to everything, not even giving our reactions a second thought.
Really, all we have is our ability to control our mind, and most people can’t do that all the time, this is something that I must continue to develop – but coming to terms with this – it brings real clarity into the day-to-day – focusing on what we can and can’t control.
Joe DiAndrea 