The power of reaction

Life is 10% what happens to you and 90% how you react

Life isn’t just momentary occurrences, mistakes or bad fortune. For the most part it’s about what you internalise. It’s about what you continue to hold in your heart. What you refuse to let go and what you accept into your subconscious mind and reality.

There’s a reason why the Christian community preaches faith. And the saying “believe and you will achieve” holds so much relevance in success and general prosperity. Though those phrase seems subtle and is often dismissed as a feel-good cliche that undermines the true essence of progressive prosperity, it is actually the sole driver that inspired this who not only revolutionised societies, but created generational wisdom, knowledge, opportunity and world history. The likes of Einstein, Malcom X, King David etc all acted on thought. And to act on thought demands faith and willpower. Believing you will do something is only because you believe you have the capacity to do so. This is how faith manifests. It’s the only mental power that brings out the best in us.

Reactions are what constitute our daily social lives. They bring about decisions, actions, emotions, etc. They are one of the predeterminers of what we act upon and what comes about after. Controlling how we emotionally respond or react can be the hardest thing to do for some people. Yet if we regulated our emotions and controlled our reactions about 90% of the world problems would be gone. Restraining from anger, lust, greed, corruption, incompetence, and all the way down to how we internalise comments or opinions about us can bring a massive change towards our lives, future and present.

Learning to take an objective stance and encouraging emotional regulation is the first step into a better world. Negativity manifests best through how we feel and react. If these two elements of a person are mastered, we can be rest assured our external and internal world will strive towards keeping solace, peace and harmony.