I believe both of the statements above. We can't control what others do, but sometimes the choices of others do affect us. What we can control is how we react to what life throws at us. Your choice is your reaction.
There are times, that with the help of others, our outlook could change. How? It only takes one person, looking in from the outside to see the whole picture. That person may change your whole perception by painting the picture for you.
In my book, Diamond Murders, things happened to Daisy that were out of her control. When her accountant mismanaged her money, she lost her business, and she chose to become homeless. She didn't research if all of assets were lost. She panicked and left to live in the tent city on the river.
Gavin, the police officer working a murder on the river, remembered Daisy. He gave her the motivation to start over with a few kind words of how he bought his wife's engagement ring from her. She was somewhat apprehensive, but she did set out to start over and attempted to overcome the odds that were out of her control and against her.
How do you handle things thrown at you in life? How do you deal with obstacles that are out of your control? Do you allow them to take the best of you or do you meet the obstacle head on and fight for what you want?
I believe in stepping back and analyzing the situation. I believe that answers come to us when we are open to receiving them and look for them.
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