How do you view your successes and failures? Are you someone who thinks they successful (or a failure) based on outside factors and extenuating circumstances? Or, are you the type of person who views your successes (or failures) on internal factors. These could be our drive, our motivation, our habits, and our standards. This second personality type is a person who is more in control of their life. They have a feeling of purpose and accomplishment.
Of course, we don’t have control over every situation, and we have to accept it for what it is. But, feeling more in control and working at what we can is the goal. So, make two lists. On List One write down all the things you can control. On List 2 write down what you can’t control. Work at List 1, and leave List 2 alone, leave it to whatever higher power you believe in.
Since COVID-19, and all the rest of it (politics, social unrest, economic strife, joblessness, food chain supply issues) I’ve been searching for peace and joy in my life. A difficult task! But, despite all the setbacks this year and the unpleasant realities I’m faced with daily I’ve managed to make some big improvements in my life.
Here’s a list of some of my personal goals:
- Healthier
- Calmer
- Focused
- A better cook
- A better grocery shopper
- More prepared for disaster
- A better saver of income
- Cultivated friendships
- I’m a better friend
- More fit
- More patient
- More cautious
- More organized
- More spiritual
- Set priorities
- Outward Thinker vs Inward Thinker
- Giving generously of time, energy, hospitality (although quite limited due to social distancing)
- Concerned with what I can control; not giving energy to things I cannot control.
- Limiting media
What have you changed in your outlook on life? Did you make big changes in your personality, your personal views, and attitudes? I’d love to hear about it and how you achieved it.
Despite this rough time we can achieve a sense of well being and a measure of happiness. We will be more in control of our life and able to make decisions based on wisdom from a place of inner peace.
How to Find Purpose and Feel Powerful, Even During Tough Times
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April Voytko Kempler is the author of The Altered I: Memoir of Holocaust Survivor Joseph Kempler available on Amazon in print and ebook and Barnes and Noble in print format, and anywhere books are sold.
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