I let the pressure of work and family worry me while trying to keep up with the demands that were imposed upon me. I sacrificed my own interests and desires to the needs and wants of other people or circumstances in the name of being successful. I felt as if I were a victim of my circumstances. Then, I was turned onto this idea of Practical Spirituality. I learned I was never a victim of circumstances.
Circumstances are just neutral events.
I could choose to consciously respond to the events of my life rather than react from old patterns of thought or old patterns of behavior. Events are neutral. It was my perception of the event, how I interpreted and evaluated the event that determined how I felt and acted. Somewhere along the line there was a snag in my mentality. The Power rests in our conscious mind which selects, directs and chooses our thoughts.