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I think this is true, but the way I would put it is: While you have influence over 95% of what happens to you, you can only really survive the other 5%. Take s

I think this is true, but the way I would put it is: While you have influence over 95% of what happens to you, you can only really survive the other 5%. Take solace in the fact that, sometimes, when it seems like there's nothing you can do - you are right! That said, often the path to self-improvement is in situations we've misunderstood as "we can't effect" and are actually caused by us.

jppope 4y ago
well said. great observation. thank you for the comment
LanceH 4y ago
My dad phrased it this way, talking about running into this kind of person in the military, "Sometimes you run across an asshole, and there's nothing you can do about it until you or he moves along."