Taking command of one’s life begins with a decision and is followed by commitment. Change doesn’t just happen. Growth doesn’t just happen.
Well-centered fitness—Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, and Social well-being—doesn’t just happen. It is an opportunity on which to capitalize.
To take command is to carpe momento—to seize the moment. Be it one’s diet, physical fitness, relationships, work, family, etc., we start with a decision.
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails” (William Arthur Ward). This is our choice.
I have written before of one’s options when there are circumstances one does not like. One can 1) leave/quit, 2) change, or 3) accept (“Accepting Where You Are”, November 25, 2016). Remember: your attitude shapes your attitude. For me, acceptance is the commanding option. While it would seem that “change” is commanding, it is only if one first accepts where one is and takes responsibility for his or her circumstances. Change can, after all, be a form of quitting. It is like believing that the “grass is greener”. We can think that where we are is not where we are supposed to be, and perhaps it is not, but more often than not, we are where we need to be in the moment. Building off of William Arthur Ward, the wind will blow as it will. It is up to us to take command of the sails and hold or adjust our course. We can do neither without first accepting the winds direction.
No matter our position and circumstances, life is not out of our control. Take command.
Be your best today; be better tomorrow.
Carpe momento!