We spend so much time reminding ourselves that we don’t have control over everything that happens to us in our life that sometimes we forget what we can control. We have the power to control how we react to people and circumstances in our life. We have the power to choose what our response will be. It’s important to cultivate a daily mindfulness practice to remind ourselves that we always have the power of choice.

While learning to let go of what we can’t control is vital for our physical, mental, and spiritual well-being, it’s vital to remember that we do have control over our choices. We will never be able to control the people around us — there will always be people who anger us or hurt us or annoy us — but we do have the power to choose how we let other people affect us. Each day we can make a conscious effort to choose how we want to live . Whether we choose to accept certain people or situations, the power of choice will remain ours alone.