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Control The Controllable

“Worry only about what you can control.”

• You can’t control others’ opinions or the weather.

• What you can control: your reactions, choices, and mindset.

• Let go of anxiety over the uncontrollable.

Question: What’s one thing you’re stressing about that you can release?

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