Have you ever really looked forward to going on a vacation only to find that when you got to your destination that it was cold and raining? Did you feel that those weather conditions somehow ruined your holiday?
If you answered ‘yes’, you wouldn’t be alone.
So many people fall into the trap of believing that their happiness or enjoyment is dependent on conditions.
But that is simply not true.
Sure, there are conditions that we may prefer to be different – we may prefer a sunny day to a rainy day. We may prefer to deal with different types of people. But the weather and other people’s personalities and behaviours, well, they are things we cannot control.
Our happiness – despite the conditions we find ourselves in – is something we have absolute control of. We have the authority and power to choose our attitude regardless of the conditions or circumstances we find ourselves in.
Just as we choose what clothes to put on every morning, we can choose what attitude to take on every day.