Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
8/21/24 2:27 p.m.

Looks like it's been credited to several people, but the message is still just as helpful.

“I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.”

jharry3
jharry3 GRM+ Memberand Dork
8/21/24 2:31 p.m.

We cannot control the external events around us, but we can control our reactions to them.

– Epictetus (Stoic Philosopher)

Toyman!
Toyman! GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/21/24 2:38 p.m.

This is one I heard from John Cena in an interview the other day. I liked it so much that I changed my forum signature. 

Comparison is the thief of joy. - Dr. Ray Cummings.

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
8/21/24 2:39 p.m.

"When faced with a forced landing, fly the thing as far into the crash as possible."

-R.A. "Bob" Hoover

prodarwin
prodarwin MegaDork
8/21/24 2:51 p.m.
Toyman! said:

This is one I heard from John Cena in an interview the other day. I liked it so much that I changed my forum signature. 

Comparison is the thief of joy. - Dr. Ray Cummings.

Gianmarco My friend got a tattoo on his arm that says "comparison is the  thief of

Mr_Asa
Mr_Asa MegaDork
8/21/24 2:51 p.m.

One that usually resonates with me on here:

 

Shared pain is lessened.

Shared joy is increased.

Thus we refute entropy.

Spider Robinson 

Woody (Forum Supportum)
Woody (Forum Supportum) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/21/24 2:55 p.m.

Time is the final currency. 

Wally (Forum Supporter)
Wally (Forum Supporter) GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
8/21/24 4:14 p.m.

I had this on my desk for a while:

 

Everyone has a plan until they're punched in the mouth-Mike Tyson 

Colin Wood
Colin Wood Associate Editor
8/21/24 4:44 p.m.

In reply to Woody (Forum Supportum) :

That reminds me of another one I heard recently:

"At the end of the game, the king and the pawn go back in the same box."

wearymicrobe
wearymicrobe PowerDork
8/21/24 4:49 p.m.

It is your reaction to adversity, not the adversity itself, that determines how your life story will be written. 

aircooled
aircooled MegaDork
8/21/24 5:05 p.m.

"…I drank what?”

    -  Socrates

preach
preach GRM+ Memberand UberDork
8/23/24 7:24 a.m.

Don't worry about a thing, 'cause every little thing gonna be alright-Three Little Birds

Dusterbd13-michael
Dusterbd13-michael MegaDork
8/23/24 7:50 a.m.

We can't control our first thought, but we CAN control our second. 

Aa old timer

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