Control freak. The term immediately evokes images of someone who needs to have everything done their way. I use the term in a different way when I remind my students that being a control freak is one of the most important attributes of a black belt.
I choose my diet. I choose my friends. I choose my conflicts. I choose my influences. Whatever affects me does so because I chose to let it. I cannot control what others say or do but I have absolute control over how I choose to interpret their words and their actions.
"In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our own responsibility." - Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962)
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