I came home to see my (young!) sons washing my wife’s car.<\/p>\n

With the windows down.<\/p>\n

Yep, LOTS of water in the car.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Situation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Water in Car<\/p>\n

Reaction 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Damages, cost, stupid, etc.<\/p>\n

Emotion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anger, annoyance, upset, mad, etc.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

OR<\/p>\n

Reaction 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wow, just like in cartoons!<\/p>\n

Emotion<\/strong><\/p>\n

Open door and laugh while water pours out. (real story!)<\/em><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Ok, so?<\/p>\n

You don’t control everyday Situations. (see # 255<\/strong><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

You don’t control your Emotions.<\/p>\n

You can<\/span> control your choice of response \/reaction.<\/p>\n

That is where you have power over your emotions.<\/p>\n

And have a good life.<\/p>\n

Trying to deal with resulting emotions after<\/em> you choose to interpret a situation<\/p>\n

just isn’t effective.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Below are a few simple personal reaction-altering things you can<\/em> do.<\/p>\n

Click on # 14<\/em><\/strong><\/a> to start the process.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

These are\u00a0Related<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

#\u00a07\u00a0<\/strong>Disaster<\/a> –\u00a013<\/strong>\u00a0Changing Change<\/a> –\u00a014<\/strong> Eliminating Triggers<\/a> – 18<\/strong> Being Triggered<\/a><\/p>\n

27<\/strong> Responses<\/a> –\u00a0162<\/strong> Consider the Source<\/a> – 233<\/strong> Input<\/a> – 234<\/strong> Triggers<\/a><\/p>\n

275<\/strong> Hitler in New York<\/a> –\u00a0277<\/strong> Water on Floor<\/a> –\u00a0314<\/strong> Almost <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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