Wednesday, August 16, 2006
In control
There are things you can control and things you cannot
control. If you focus too heavily on those things you cannot
control, it can lead to an overwhelming amount of
frustration and anxiety.
Choose instead to focus your thoughts and efforts on those
things upon which you can have a positive influence. There
are plenty of those things, and by giving your energy to
them you can quickly and significantly improve the quality
of your life.
Stop worrying so much about what others are doing wrong.
Instead, put your time and effort into discovering what you
can do right, what you can do well, and in using your unique
abilities to create excellence.
Whenever you feel yourself getting anxious or frustrated by
something that's beyond your control, stop and take a fresh
look around. There's something you can do, right then and
there, that will make a positive difference in the world.
The more you make use of the positive power that you have,
the stronger that power will grow. There is always something
you can do, and it always beats complaining or worrying
about those things you cannot do.
Do what you can, when you can, where you are, with what you
have. You'll find that it can make an enormous
difference.
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