Circle of Control

Brigid

“When my life was falling apart—health, self-image, work, relationships—a social worker I worked with in a high-stress environment asked me to start doing the same exercises we asked kids in crisis to do when they were in therapy. The one that really changed things for me was the circle of control. By understanding what I could control and influence and what I could not, it made changing my circums”

Treemiele

“My morning pages recently called my attention to how much energy my constant list making (which would range from picking up clothes in the bathroom to general directives like reactivate professional networks) robbed from me. I like dreaming and at my toughest times, I’ve been prone to inertia. List making, and breaking those lists into manageable steps was one way I fought the stagnation. But some”

SDH

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