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Focusing Within Gives You More Control Than Focusing Without
I need to put less into focusing on the things outside of my control.
We live in a crazy world.
After a year that featured massive, necessary social change due to a pandemic, an awful election and ongoing ugliness after it, and massive uncertainty — there is a light at the end of the tunnel. But that light isn’t the same for everyone. For some people it’s daylight — for others, it’s an oncoming train.
This is largely dependent on your mindset and what you are focusing on. If you are distracted by the ongoing crazy of the outside world — chances are you’re facing that oncoming train.
I am not, in any way, advocating for neglecting the world at large. We need to be aware of what’s going on other there, lest it overwhelms us. Nobody, not even the most introverted among us, can live in a vacuum. Thus, we need to know that shit is happening in the world — and when it’s something we don’t desire or want to see grow do our individual part to change it.
No, I personally cannot shake sense into the Trump Big Lie supporting Republicans, nor the leaders of Israel and Palestine. But I can do my part to focus on what I can impact directly and control. That empowers me.
