Focus on what you can change. That’s where you can make a difference.
And what is up to us?
Our emotions
Our judgments
Our creativity
Our attitude
Our perspective
Our desires
Our decisions
Our determination
This is our playing field, so to speak. Everything there is fair game.
What is not up to us?
Everything else. The weather, the economy, circumstances, other people’s emotions or judgments, trends, disasters, et cetera.
If what’s up to us is the playing field, then what is not up to us are the rules and conditions of the game.
Focusing exclusively on what is in our power magnifies and enhances our power. But every ounce of energy directed at things we can’t actually influence is wasted–self-indulgent and self-destructive.
To see an obstacle as a challenge, to make the best of it anyway, that is also a choice–a choice that is up to us.
* Source: The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday