Circles of Control
Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.
Some things are up to us and some things are not up to us.
Our opinions are up to us, and our impulses, desires, aversions—in short, whatever is our own doing. Our bodies are not up to us, nor are our possessions, our reputations, or our public offices, or, that is, whatever is not our own doing.”
~ Epictetus ~
Blessed is he, who has learned to bear what he cannot change,
and to give up with dignity, what he cannot save.”
Friedrich von Schiller ~
These profound quotes all tell us the same thing…to focus on the things we can change and to accept and let go of the things we cannot change.
We have heard that advice over and over again and we know it to be wise advice. The difficulty is that it is not as easy to do it, as it is to say it. When we find ourselves in a crisis our behaviour, thoughts and emotions are often in chaos. We feel out of control and so feel helpless and hopeless. It’s extremely unsettling and can lead to high levels of anxiety and depression.
One of the tools that can help us to bounce back – to be resilient - is the Model of the ‘Circles of Control, Influence and Concern’.
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