Not being able to govern events, I govern myself.
—Michel de Montaigne
He also mentions
…the stubborn curiosity of our nature which delights in worrying about the future as if it had not enough to deal with in the present:
I agree with him. The best preparation for an unknown future is to use today’s problems as a chance to develop our skills. I do seem to be getting better at keeping relaxed and constructive instead of agitated and frustrated.
Stay curious and open to life. No matter what happens keep learning and growing. Find what you love and find a way to share it with others.
Yeah, I’ll stick to that motto. And live it the best I can.
November 3, 2024
sounds good to me, stick to your plans and keep on keeping on.
…I try to control those things that are under my control.
Great advice
This is great!! I need to read this everyday…
I agree!
Very good advice. It’s not easy for me to do this, but it is good advice.
I seriously need to commit this to memory!
Those are excellent. I am definitely worry all the time. I need to change that.
I’m getting better about not worrying. I wish my Dave was. He is so good at catastrophizing. He gets a little heart burn and is SURE he is having a heart attack. He keeps going in for non-surgical exploratory procedures that find nothing.
steep health curve that indirectly was not my fault – 2 vastly important items that keep my well being collided.
slowly I am getting back on track especially with art
Yep, that last one works for me.