Do you feel tired with life?
Where everything seems to be out of place and control? Does circumstance makes you feel stressed and worried? Does it give you this great desire to just yell as loud as you can?
Life is a choice.
Same goes with our thoughts. Almost everything in our life is within our control except for little things call “consequences” that’s beyond or beautifully called, fortuitous. God gave us such freedom though he still controls a part of it.
A great book on habit I’d like to recommend is written by Stephen Covey, “7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. It talks about 7 principles that could change how you approach life and the circumstances that surround it.
The first habit talks about being proactive. For most, proactive means performers and initiators. But to define more accurately, proactive person is someone who are responsible for their own lives. Their behavior is a function of decisions, not of conditions. They carry their own weather, whether it rains or shines have no difference to them.
The opposite of proactive is reactive. Reactive are more concerned of feelings. They feel like a victim of someone else’s behavior which caused their circumstance. They blame everyone and everything for their circumstance except one-self.
A proactive individual is similar to someone with high EQ (Emotional quotient). It is someone with ability to understand and manage one’s own emotions and circumstances.
In life, there are circumstances grouped into two:
- Concern
- Influence
Concern is something that we don’t have control of while Influence is something that we can control. Concern includes annoying people, low pay, and all other bad circumstances while influence is more about our attitude.
And the best we can do is choosing to focus on what we can influence. Instead of mourning and complaining of others and the circumstance, it’s better to concentrate on what you can control, that’s yourself and your choice of action.
Remember, life is what we make it. God gave us the gift of life and the freedom to live it. And what we become is our gift back to God.
I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor – Henry David Thoreau
My name is Lou Macabasco, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) by profession and a Professional Blogger by heart, with a deep passion in learning and understanding the wonders of life, the people, the circumstance and all other things that affect it. I love to share things through writing. I dream to teach and inspire others with all the things I’ve learned in this journey of life, both in my professional and personal side.