This quote rocked my world this week. When I was younger I had quite the temper and I remember the moment I realized this was not going to serve me. Since that time the temper has gotten better- the frustration has not. I am patient between the hours of nine to three and then after that I struggle. I can be short and get frustrated easily at times- and this quote spoke to me for that reason. I feel my emotions physically… a knot in my stomach and sometimes I even got hot. Hot anger. Can you relate? It made me wonder as I thought about this quote how many emotions and scenarios this could apply to. Do you feel frustrated? Envious? Angry? As I thought of each one I realized that each one of these emotions CAN serve us- if we allow them to.
Let the envy empower you to change your life, let the anger motivate you to be more proactive- to get better- maybe let the frustration teach you to breathe and to be patient.
Maybe this seems obvious- but to me as I read this- it was life-changing.
Can I control my emotions enough to flip the bad I feel into good? Into the force that drives me to success?
Sometimes it all starts with the mindset to do something… and maybe that’s what I’ve been missing all along.
xo
