One Life
I
used to spend so much time reacting and responding to everyone else
that my life had no direction. Other people's lives, problems, and wants
set the course for my life. Once I realized it was okay for me to think
about and identify what I wanted, remarkable things began to take place
in my life. -Melody Beattie
I can be me
I
have one life I can do something about and that life is mine. I have
one mind through which to think the next right thought, one heart
through which to experience the next feeling, and one body through which
to take the next right action. I have spent too many years feeling
overwhelmed by other people's problems, hurt by other people's actions,
and baffled by other people's behaviors. When I feel stuck in that
reactive mode of reasoning, I will say to myself I don't have to stay
here. I will remind myself that other people's actions are theirs; they
are about them and not me. If they are wrong actions, they will have to
correct them. I am accountable and responsible for my actions only. I
can do little about another's actions but I can do everything about my
actions and reactions to others. Today, I will set my own course, based
on my own inner impulses, needs, dreams, and abilities.
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