How do you keep from being dragged down by things that you have no control over? A few things have been bothering me for months now and I can't do anything about them. There are many sayings out there about controlling what you can and not worrying about the rest and they're all true. Logically, I know that getting upset about things that I can't change is pointless but I'm doing it anyway.
I'm continuing to do my reps and I have to admit that seeing the numbers in my book every day does provide a certain amount of motivation for me. But Kung Fu can't solve every problem. So, where does that leave me? To be honest, I don't know. One of the biggest challenges for me so far this I Ho Chuan year has been kindness and dealing with my anger. I'm taking baby steps and I've logged a lot of AOK but if I'm honest with myself, I don't think I'm a nicer person. I'm nice for an instant and then I revert to reality. I'm at a loss over what to do.
While there are many thngs beyond your control, you always have choices as to how they affect you. Of course I am talking about at the emotional/intellectual level.
ReplyDeleteKindness can be a learned trait, just like anger. If you have years of anger behind you and it has become the norm, don't expect it to be easy to overcome the inertia pulling you back to that norm. If you want to change, you eventually will. Like all things that are worthwhile, it will be hard work.