...'Cause this is the real world, I'm not a little girl - I know exactly who I am... (с)
We gallop through our lives like circus
performers balancing on two speeding side-by-side horses-one foot
is on the horse called "fate," the other on the horse called "free will."
And the question you have to ask every day is-which horse is
which? Which horse do I need to stop worrying about because it's
not under my control, and which do I need to steer with
concentrated effort?is so much about my fate that I cannot control,
but other things do fall under my jurisdiction. There are certain
lottery tickets I can buy, thereby increasing my odds of finding
contentment. I can decide how I spend my time, whom I interact
with, whom I share my body and life and money and energy with. I
can select what I eat and read and study. I can choose how I'm
going to regard unfortunate circumstances in my life-whether I will
see them as curses or opportunities (and on the occasions when I
can't rise to the most optimistic viewpoint, because I'm feeling too
damn sorry for myself, I can choose to keep trying to change my
outlook). I can choose my words and the tone of voice in which I
speak to others. And most of all, I can choose my thoughts.last
concept is a radically new idea for me.
(с)
performers balancing on two speeding side-by-side horses-one foot
is on the horse called "fate," the other on the horse called "free will."
And the question you have to ask every day is-which horse is
which? Which horse do I need to stop worrying about because it's
not under my control, and which do I need to steer with
concentrated effort?is so much about my fate that I cannot control,
but other things do fall under my jurisdiction. There are certain
lottery tickets I can buy, thereby increasing my odds of finding
contentment. I can decide how I spend my time, whom I interact
with, whom I share my body and life and money and energy with. I
can select what I eat and read and study. I can choose how I'm
going to regard unfortunate circumstances in my life-whether I will
see them as curses or opportunities (and on the occasions when I
can't rise to the most optimistic viewpoint, because I'm feeling too
damn sorry for myself, I can choose to keep trying to change my
outlook). I can choose my words and the tone of voice in which I
speak to others. And most of all, I can choose my thoughts.last
concept is a radically new idea for me.
(с)