There's an old saying about not being able to change your wind, but being able to change your sales? It's like that. Imagine you've got a bill due that you kno

There's an old saying about not being able to change your wind, but being able to change your sales? It's like that. Imagine you've got a bill due that you know you're not going to have money to pay no matter what you do. This is a significant amount of stress that you're going to be carrying with you over something you really don't have the power or situation to do anything about. Hence: Change your sail. The consequences of missing that payment are insignificant in the long term, and dwelling on it is going to do you more mental damage than moving a number in a database down a few ticks. Same with a horrible job. Even when you get time off, there's that sickening dread at the edge of your perception that soon, you'll have to go back. And it eats on you like nothing else. Change how you think about it. You can dwell on it and be stressed out, or you can recognize that this, too, shall pass. That sounds trite and blasé.. and it probably is, until you really internalize it, and realize that you ultimately have control over what you choose to dwell on.