Hey dudes,
One of the things the holidays tend to do is to remind us of how our lives are less than perfect. When you spend too much time thinking about this, it’s easy to fall into the trap of believing that you’re not in control of things. It’s true that you can’t control other people, and you can’t control most of the nonhuman things on this planet, either. But even so, there are plenty of of things that you do control.
First, and most important, you control your thoughts. You just have to take the time to ask yourself, “Do I want to be thinking this?” and changing the channel if you don’t. We actually do this all the time. The main problem that most people have is that they don’t do it as often as they should.
As you get better at controlling your thoughts, you get lots of side benefits. For example, you get control over your beliefs and the chance to explore new ones. You get control over the way you feel about yourself. You get control over your imagination, and you get control over the goals you set for yourself.
But wait, there’s more!
You control how you spend your time, you control what you eat, and you control how you exercise. You also get to control who your friends are, and you get to control where you live and work. Last but not least, you control the way you react to a situation, regardless of whether it represents a “win” or a “loss” for you.
Should you take a minute to be thankful about each of these things? Abso-freaking-lutely.
So Happy Thanksgiving, bros!
Later,
-The Blog DUde
