Misery Is Optional

This situation is making me miserable.

The situation is what it is. The misery is optional.

There's a gap between what happens and how you respond, and you live in that gap. Nobody can climb in there and choose for you — that space is yours.

Use it when: Traffic, canceled plans, unfair calls, anything you can't control.

Backed by: 2 Nephi 2:26 — we are agents who "act for themselves and not to be acted upon." Choosing your response isn't denial; it's the whole point of agency.

What He’d say

I made you an agent — one who acts, not one who is merely acted upon. The gap between what happens and what you do next belongs to you. I'll stand in that gap with you.

(His words from the passage above, spoken to you.)

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