I’m a pretty good kisser. But when I’m yelling and screaming at my girlfriend she probably forgets all that. How I “react” is my life. She doesn’t know if she can really “trust” me until she sees how I react under pressure, when I’m angry. Then the story she tells her girlfriends is complete: he’s a good kisser, but, shit, what’s with this “reacting with anger” bullshit?!?
How I “react” IS my life!
Negative people tend to stand and yell at you through an open door – a door that you yourself continue to leave open.
Close the door!
You decide where you waste your time. You decide how you waste your time. You decide who wastes your time. Are the situations that you allow to influence your life – friends, lovers, spouses, parents, bosses, co-workers, counselors, teachers – worth it? Do they help or hinder? Do they put you down or build you up?
Stop letting crap invade and influence your life! You decide which doors to keep open and which doors to close.
You decide!
When you die, what legacy lives on in those around you? What legacy lives on for the generation, community, country and world that continues on after you die? What useful tools do you leave behind that can be used, shared and duplicated in the generation, community, country and world once you’re gone?
“I think the most important thing in life is to just go on and find something that you’re passionate about, find something that you love, and fight for that. And not have anybody take that away from you. You can know your limits. But never, ever stop trying to break them. We are stronger for the things we face.”
Kyle Maynard, born without arms or legs, fought his first MMA match in 2009. Owns his own gym, has done 100s of public speaking events and has written a book. He’ll change your definition of “disability” forever.