Life is 10 percent what happens to you
“Life is 10% what happens to you, and 90% how you respond to it.”
At one time in my life, I focused on the things that happened to me. Worse than that, I exaggerated minor things in my mind and then complained endlessly about them.
I’d learned as a child not to brag about my accomplishments, while being exposed to near constant complaining about minor things.
My response to any situation was to looking for the part I could complain about.
Today I don’t do this. Today in most situations I realize it’s just life and not worth spending additional time on.