How much control do you have...

@moonbus said
OK, she says I have as much control as I can manage and I should quit complaining. 😆

Smart wife, I'd just listen if I were you. 🙂

-VR

@very-rusty said
Smart wife, I'd just listen if I were you. 🙂

-VR

As if I had a choice in the matter ....

@fmf said
How much control do you have over your happiness?

Control as in self-control does it for me!

Practically every day I exercise for 1-2 hrs, I always avoid alcohol and cook myself healthy meals. I’m very careful with money and enjoy the simple things in life, which are free. That the way I cope best with the inevitable, dreadful things that life throws our way. I can feel miserable but quickly bounce back 🎾

@woodgirl said
Practically every day I exercise for 1-2 hrs, I always avoid alcohol and cook myself healthy meals.

Gosh. Three strikes and I'm already out.

@fmf said
Gosh. Three strikes and I'm already out.

😂

@woodgirl said
I’m very careful with money and enjoy the simple things in life, which are free.

I agree that being careful with money can be a foundation for happiness. I like certain simple things - some of them not so simple, perhaps - and they are free aside from the time they consume.

@fmf said
I agree that being careful with money can be a foundation for happiness. I like certain simple things - some of them not so simple, perhaps - and they are free aside from the time they consume.

I think that helping others can make us feel happier too.

Evidence shows that helping others can also benefit our own mental health and wellbeing. For example, it can reduce stress as well as improve mood, self-esteem and happiness. There are so many ways to help others as part of our everyday lives. Good deeds needn't take much time or cost any money.

Kindness matters guide | Mental Health Foundation

@woodgirl said
That the way I cope best with the inevitable, dreadful things that life throws our way.

Cultivating a sense of being more or less indomitable is my approach!

@fmf said
Cultivating a sense of being more or less indomitable is my approach!

So you tell yourself that you’re strong and that you can cope?

@moonbus said
As if I had a choice in the matter ....

You do have a choice....just be careful or you will get very familiar with the guest room. 🙂

-VR