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Mindful by dee & tula monstah
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  • Post category:Feelings and Emotions / Mental health
  • Post published:October 25, 2017

Being more reactive than active is a decision to let the outside world dictate how we feel. We don’t need to sit around waiting for other people to evoke our feelings. Instead, we can take responsibility to create our world as we want it.

Source: How to Deal with Uncomfortable Feelings & Create Positive Ones @ tiny buddha: simple wisdom for complex lives

image: Mindful by dee & tula monstah under Creative Commons license

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