Master of Emotions

How do I change? If I feel depressed I will sing. If I feel sad I will laugh. If I feel ill I will double my labour. If I feel fear I will plunge ahead. If I feel inferior I will wear new garments. If I feel uncertain I will raise my voice. If I feel poverty I will think of wealth to come. If I feel incompetent I will think of past success. If I feel insignificant I will remember my goals. Today I will be the master of my emotions. -Og Mandino I believe that I have never changed much since I was a child when it comes to emotions department. As I have been telling my mom, when I felt very low, I imagined that I am rich, a princess, a queen, so much fantasy. These days when I am under stress, emotionally charged, I go to beauty parlor and have a hair cut. I go to the mall and admire beautiful things. I avoid staying home in a room. When I am sad and feel very lonely, I think of the widows and the orphans. When there are people who like to make me feel miserable, by ridiculing me, I pray for them.