334 Water in Car

I came home to see my (young!) sons washing my wife’s car.

With the windows down.

Yep, LOTS of water in the car.

Situation

Water in Car

Reaction 1

Damages, cost, stupid, etc.

Emotion

Anger, annoyance, upset, mad, etc.

OR

Reaction 2

Wow, just like in cartoons!

Emotion

Open door and laugh while water pours out. (real story!)

Ok, so?

You don’t control everyday Situations. (see # 255)

You don’t control your Emotions.

You can control your choice of response /reaction.

That is where you have power over your emotions.

And have a good life.

Trying to deal with resulting emotions after you choose to interpret a situation

just isn’t effective.

Below are a few simple personal reaction-altering things you can do.

Click on # 14 to start the process.

These are Related:

# 7 Disaster – 13 Changing Change – 14 Eliminating Triggers – 18 Being Triggered

27 Responses – 162 Consider the Source – 233 Input – 234 Triggers

275 Hitler in New York – 277 Water on Floor – 314 Almost