Consider the consequences of the negative "TO-Don'ts" on your list if they become your "DOs."
Switch your thinking. Realize that ultimately you control very few of the circumstances/happenings which life throws your way and you have no control over the responses of others.
Re-consider those negatives......1) excessive planning, 2) fretting & complaining 3) comparing 4) excessive talking, self-promoting.
.......with a positive focus accepting that the "best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry." (R. Burns, to A Mouse")
To end on a more positive note...here are some "DOs" to counteract those DOnt's."
- Allow the Lord to direct your steps. (Proverbs 3:6)
- Give thanks in everything. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)
- Accept self as God created you. (Psalm 139:14)
- Be quick to listen, listen, listen. (James 1:19)
- In humility consider others more important than yourself. (Philippians 2:3)
DO remember that you are not in control! The most positive result is remembering Who is ultimately in control of all of life.
