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bluidkiti · 12-21-2020, 03:44 AM

December 21

Power to improve

It’s easy and often very reasonable and appropriate to blame others for your problems. But it’s almost impossible to get others to solve those problems for you.

No matter how culpable others may be, there are some aspects of your problems that are due to your own attitude or behavior. Those are the places to direct your focus and your energy.

If you can get the cooperation of others, that’s great. But when you can’t, there’s still much you can do to improve the situation.

You’re not going to get a speeding train to stop so you can cross the tracks. But you can wait for it to pass.

You’re not going to get a corporation or institution or politician to instantly make a change in policy. Yet you can position yourself so that policy doesn’t negatively affect you as much.

Deploy your attention, energy, and efforts where they will do you the most good. Rather than cursing what you cannot change, capitalize on the many things that are within your power to improve.

— Ralph Marston

12-21-2020, 03:44 AM	#21
bluidkiti Administrator Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 75,897	December 21 Power to improve It’s easy and often very reasonable and appropriate to blame others for your problems. But it’s almost impossible to get others to solve those problems for you. No matter how culpable others may be, there are some aspects of your problems that are due to your own attitude or behavior. Those are the places to direct your focus and your energy. If you can get the cooperation of others, that’s great. But when you can’t, there’s still much you can do to improve the situation. You’re not going to get a speeding train to stop so you can cross the tracks. But you can wait for it to pass. You’re not going to get a corporation or institution or politician to instantly make a change in policy. Yet you can position yourself so that policy doesn’t negatively affect you as much. Deploy your attention, energy, and efforts where they will do you the most good. Rather than cursing what you cannot change, capitalize on the many things that are within your power to improve. — Ralph Marston __________________ "No matter what you have done up to this moment, you get 24 brand-new hours to spend every single day." --Brian Tracy AA gives us an opportunity to recreate ourselves, with God's help, one day at a time. --Rufus K. When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on. --Franklin D. Roosevelt We stay sober and clean together - one day at a time! God says that each of us is worth loving.