In the end, there are probably more things in life you are uncomfortable with than things you can easily accept and embrace.
This should be a reason to train your acceptance muscle, not the excuse to give in to control.
It’s a counterintuitive reaction and a pointless use of resources.
The good news it that you are in charge. You choose what to do, how to spend the day, what to eat, how frequently to exercise, how to spin the story, what people you go out with, how to get back up after a bad fall.
The bad news is that there is no excuse.
A thought is just a thought if you don’t hold on to it.
A feeling is just a feeling if you don’t hold on to it.
A failure is just a failure if you don’t hold on to it.
I guess the point is that we should spend more time unlearning to hold on.
The problem with looking at a small unit to discuss the larger one is that the tone of the discussion is going to be very different depending on the small unit you look at.
Can a great day make the entire month invariably great? And can a poor one make it invariably poor?
Can a bad week make the entire quarter invariably bad? And can a good one make it invariably good?
Can a disappointing month make the entire year invariably disappointing? And can an exciting one make it invariably exciting?
You should your effort into controlling the broader unit instead – that’s made of narrative, of strategy, of purpose. And use that to try and explain the smaller units.
This is what will give you course and momentum.
You are not what you do when you have the money. When you are relaxed, you have bandwidth, you hear people cheering for you. You are not what you do when you are on top, at your best, well-dressed. You are not what you do when you have all the options and no stake in the outcome.
You are you especially when there’s no choice. That’s where your true you is.
Those moments are precious.
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