Choosing joy

Ai, gente, nada como um dia depois do outro, né?!? As emoções serenam, as coisas começam a entrar nos eixos, enfim, a vida vai seguindo seu rumo de uma forma mais tranquila.
Queria poder vir aqui contando pra vc, querido e paciente leitor, como as coisas andam, o que anda me alegrando e me perturbando. Mas, infelizmente, a minha mesa tá cheeeeeia de coisas importantes a serem resolvidas e que dependem de mim...! Affe!
Então, pra não deixar o blog desatualizado demais, vou deixar um texto que me caiu no colo agora de manhã e eu gostei!
É isso, bom dia pra todos! (apesar do dia cinza, frio e horroroso que está fazendo aqui em SP!)

You cannot control the weather.
You cannot control the traffic.
You cannot control the neighbors.
You cannot control other people.
You cannot control the prices.
You cannot stop yourself from aging.
You cannot keep things new.
You cannot control the force of nature.
You cannot keep life still.
However...
You can choose what you think.
You can choose to help when you are needed.
You can choose to learn from trials.
You can choose to see your blessings.
You can choose faith when life seems dark.
You can choose to hold hope in your heart.
You can choose to prepare for natural disasters.
You can choose to look forward and let the past go.
You can choose to alter your perception of yourself.
You can choose to forgive yourself and others.
You can choose to do something about your situation if you don’t like it.
You can choose to laugh, to love, to smile, to grin.
You can choose to cry, to mourn, to sigh, to storm.
A truth of this life is this: You can only control your thoughts, your actions, yourself.
Another truth of this life is this: You will be unhappy if you attempt to control others, the weather, the traffic, and nature.
May you choose joy.
- Ro