I've heard it a million times, but I never put it into practice until recently. Mostly because I would say "today is going to be a great day" and then wait for the inevitable ax to fall on it. Apparently, that's not how this works.
Lately, I've been more in control of the things around me that I know I can control and less worried about the other stuff. And two days ago, I had a couple of things that happened during the day that normally would have set me off and put me in a funk. One I won't mention, but the other one is tell-able.
I had finished band rehearsal and was just needing something with some caffeine in it. There was a gas station nearby, so I went in and got a cup of DP and was heading towards The Loft to see Rock Star Karaoke. As I came around the curve on Woodall Rogers, I had to slam on my brakes. The cup went head over heels onto the floor of my car, just thrown out of the cup holder. I picked it up and put it back in the cup holder. When everything was fine, I picked up the cup to take a sip and got a handful of liquid on me and all over my pants. The cup had been broken in the flip and was leaking substantially.
I rolled down the window and dumped the contents out and then looked around. The cup holder was filled with liquid. There was a huge amount on my leg...and across parts of my pants that would scream "accident". I started to get pissed off and suddenly went "STOP"...took a breath, and laughed. "Oh well" is all that came out of my mouth besides a little more laughter. It was powerful...no tension whatsoever. I then pulled into a McDonald's, got a straw and some napkins and sucked up the liquid and cleaned things up.
By the time I got to The Loft, you couldn't see a thing on my pants. So being pissed would have done nothing, but keeping a calm demeanor let me take care of things and then I was perfectly fine.
It's taken a long time to get to the point where I can do this, but it's amazing how much it helps.
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