Control Yourself
2009 March 9
Just came across this post on Things You Can Control Right Now and in spite of my conflicting feelings for things bordering on new agey, it struck a chord.
Today: will focus on exercise (off to the gym now!) and creative/innovative thinking.
Is two enough for a day? Will report.
Here’s the commonplace quote:
“You can’t control the length of your life, but you can control its width and depth. You can’t control the contour of your face, but you can control its expression. You can’t control the weather, but you can control the atmosphere of your mind. Why worry about things you can’t control when you can keep yourself busy controlling the things that depend on you?”
-Unknown
I love this quote, especially about not being able to control the wrinkles on one’s face, but having control over the expression.
It has a lot to do with stress. When we’re stressed, our expression and the “light” in our face changes.
Since stress is a matter of perception…when we change our perception we change our stress, as well as our expression.