Control Your Narrative

It's all too easy to focus on the negative, all the things that seem to be happening to you. In my experience when bad stuff starts happening it really seems to pile up, especially if I give it my attention.

I believe words have power, it's why I make "commitments" rather than set goals and view events like my cancer diagnosis as "challenges" rather than "misfortune". To me, a commitment is something I will do whatever it takes to accomplish; and a challenge is something I get a sense of accomplishment from overcoming. In both cases I am telling myself I ha…