Complete Control

“In the universe there are only two types of people—those who act, and those who are acted upon.”
Unknown

In life, whether we believe it or not, we do control our own destiny. The world will try to show us otherwise. The world wants us to believe we can’t overcome obstacles or challenges because they are too hard or too unfair or too impossible to scale. The world will have us think we are subject to it and merely an object to be acted upon. The world wants to keep us down, to think small, and conform to societal norms. The world wants us not to achieve but to relax, take it easy, and gripe about life. The truth however is that we can control our own destiny and the world belongs to those who act.

Action takes courage, intuition, and persistence. It takes planning, bravado, and intelligence. Those who choose to act rather than be acted upon are those who make a difference, find success, and enjoy life to its fullest.

“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.”
Abraham Lincoln

In this world we are agents that are free to choose our attitude, actions, and behavior. We are not forced to feel, behave, or do things against our own free will. Rather, we are free to be as happy as we’d like to be regardless of our circumstance or situation in life. Only we control our outcomes and performance in life. It is never forced on us to be unhappy, rude, angry, lackadaisical, apathetic, unforgiving, mean, selfish, or depressed. Rather, it is a choice we make.

Is it possible to be happy, inspired, engaged, positive, kind-hearted, thoughtful, generous, and self-effacing all the time? It is if we choose to be. Of course this is much easier said than done. But having the knowledge that we can is the first step to success. Learning to control ourselves, our heart, mind and body, is one of the greatest challenges in life.

So, what type of person are we? We are the type that acts or is acted upon? Are we proactive in achieving our goals and being happy and successful or are we waiting and hoping for the best? As we act begin to realize a happy life is ours for the taking!