Live life on life's terms. (AA, The Big Book)
The idea here is to give up some control, but not influence. The idea is to recognize that everything that happens throughout the day is not within our power. As someone once told me, "Sometimes you have to be a good passenger." It's probably no secret that life is often easier on agreeable people than it is on disagreeable ones. "Practice picking battles, because willfulness is slippery behavior, which increases stress and leads to crises."
"Just for today, I will be agreeable. I will look
as well as I can, dress becomingly, talk low,
act courteously, criticize not one bit, not
find fault with anything and not try to improve
or regulate anybody except myself...
Just for today, I will adjust myself to what is,
and not try to adjust everything to my own
desires. I will take my "luck" as it comes,
and fit myself to it." Reinhold Neibuhr
My Milage:My Quit Date: 5/1/2009
Smoke-Free Days: 116
Cigarettes Not Smoked: 3,248
Amount Saved: $1,258.60
Life Gained:Days: 12
Hrs: 17
Mins: 56
Seconds: 29