Life is made up of positive and negative experiences, good and bad, happy and sad, ups and downs.
Key to psychological health and wellbeing is the deliberate and calculated use of choice. And no-one can do that for us.
There is much that has happened and will happen around us over which we have no control. Wishing and hoping change nothing. Reaction and attitude are all important.
What happens inside and through us is something we can decide. How we contribute to the life we lead – taking into account the time and space allocated to us – comes down to what we choose, how we react and what we experience.
The ultimate choice and the ultimate responsibility is whether or not we will be happy.
We have that control over ourselves in spite of or because of the circumstances that surround us.
What we do with what we have is all important and spells the difference between victory and defeat.
The most challenging of what the world throws our way can either being seen as a foundation stone or a millstone…an opportunity or a hindrance. It can beat us down or build us up.
No life is trouble-free but life is meant to be lived. Whether we enjoy it or despise it is very much a personal choice.
Our head and heart are our emotional construction ground. We become whatever it is that we choose to build.
Gary Bentley Counselling 