Saturday, October 4, 2014

control


When you feel like nothing is going your way and there's nothing you can do about it, think about this quote from the author of Eat, Pray, Love – Elizabeth Gilbert:

There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under my jurisdiction. I can decide how I spend my time, with whom I interact, with whom I share my body and life and money and energy. I can select what I read and eat and study. I can choose how I'm going to regard unfortunate circumstances in my life – whether I will see them as curses or opportunities. I can choose my words and the tone of voice in which they speak to others. And most of all, I can choose my thoughts. – Elizabeth Gilbert