Over at the defunct ChicagoNow, I did a post about Life Lessons. It was a gallery so when I exported that blog to my personal (unused) WordPress site, they didn't come over. I had to use Wayback Machine to get them. I figured putting the more pertinent ones here might be beneficial.
Practical Life Lesson: Don't Try to Control The Weather
There are things in this world that you can control, like what you eat for breakfast, what you wear to the office, and even how many books you read or shoes you buy. On the other hand, there are many things you just cannot control, like traffic or other people's actions, or as indicated: the weather.
So stop trying to control it anyway. Yes, it would be awesome if the person you gave your number to at a great party yesterday called you today. It may or may not happen but more importantly, it’s outside your powers.
Sure, it would be best if the lady standing to the left on the escalator moved to the right like everyone else, but it’s too late, she is.
Dwelling on things that you cannot control in this world will make you crazy like a bag of unpetted kittens and it will do you no good. it's wasted energy. …focus on those things that you have direct control over and indirect influence on.
Let. It. Go!
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