MESSAGE #1239 MENTAL TOUGHNESS FROM A MONK
Here is a great short story by an unknown monk from 11 A.D. entitled “I Wanted To Change The World”
When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world.
I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation.
When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family.
Now, as an old man, I realize the only thing I can change is myself, and suddenly I realize that if long ago I had changed myself, I could have made an impact on my family. My family and I could have made an impact on our town. Their impact could have changed the nation and I could indeed have changed the world.”
Many athletes worry about things that they cannot control, for instance, winning and losing, the weather, their opponents, the umpires, etc.
If you can’t control it, don’t worry about it.
Control the only thing you can…
Yourself.
Your actions.
Your reactions.
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