“You cannot control the results, only your actions.” ― Allan Lokos
The only power we have is from our actions. Trying to control something or someone that doesn’t have any bearing on us is a waste of our time and energy. Even if we study the behaviors of others and find out what makes them tick, we still can’t steer their behaviors or responses to the way we think they should be. The event may make us feel bad, but if we do something constructive to help us to go through the bad feeling, then maybe it will dissipate. Just by leaving an unpleasant event can begin to deescalate the negative feelings we are experiencing.