The myth of self-improvement is that if you think positive enough you can control your life. Just as a white water rafter cannot control the river, you cannot control life.
The rafter becomes skilled as a navigator and learns how best to respond to the river in whatever state s/he finds it. Each rapids and each wave present opportunities for joy and accomplishment. Even the best get thrown out of the raft on occasion. S/He doesn't blame the river. S/He points his/her feet downstream, going with the flow, and then gets back in the raft.
Through personal responsibility and managing your thinking, you become a skilled navigator and responsive to whatever happens. Events that occur are defined by your perception of them. Your ability to go with the flow, rather than resist it--rather than blame Life-- determines your experience.
Listen to your Inner Guidance and work to develop the faith that all is happening for your good. The Universe is your playground. Control the only thing that you can--your view of yourself and of life.
William Frank Diedrich,
author of Beyond Blaming and Adults at Work
http://noblaming.com
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