“If you run into an *sshole in the morning, you ran into an *sshole. If you run into *ssholes all day, you’re the *sshole.”
Raylan Givens, Justified
‘Bad things happen for a reason’ —
Says the hopeful person going through a rough time.
‘Good things happen to those who work for it’ —
Says the fortunate person who got a lucky break.
‘Says the fortunate person who got a lucky break’ —
Says the guy envious of the other person’s lucky break.
These people are like us, experiencing life and attaching ourselves to the picture, fortune and misfortune, negative and optimism. ‘It’s neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.’
Our mindset is ultimately the only thing we have true control over. (And there are some who unfortunately don’t even have that.)
It’s the first move. The second being our action and decision we make around our thoughts and what we let into our minds.
If I were Dr. Seuss, I’d say something like:
You are what you’re thinking thunk.
Sometimes, our current reality can get in the way of our minds, and our minds can limit our reality. Of course, our opinions matter. Our ideas matter. Our beliefs matter. Our values matter. But if you feel stuck, or less than who you want to be, then perhaps it’s time to rewrite your thoughts and ideas about things, so you can create a slightly better version of yourself and find joy when you experience the ups and downs in life.
STAY BOLD, Keep Pursuing,
— Josh Waggoner | Daily Blog #759
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