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Stop granting immediate access to your energy
Outer circumstances tend to dictate our inner emotional states.
Your day could go perfectly until you see an email conveying bad news, a random person treats you rudely, or your love interest doesn’t communicate in the “proper” tone.
We frequently act as if we are puppets and allow circumstances and people to dictate how we feel, as if they control us.
Once you remember that you control your mental and emotional energy and, more importantly, your mind, you will be more cautious about what and who you allow to infect it.
Before you grant someone or something permission to affect your mood, think again.
You’re in charge.
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