We are influenced by the things we see, hear, and everything is around us. Often you can see people who react according to the gossips they listen, to the bad news the watch, to the circumstances others present to them, without being aware of the reality.
In my house, I have two things which are important. One is for checking the temperature, and one is for changing it. I bet you already know what I am talking about. The first one is called thermometer; the second is the thermostat. It's good to have a thermometer in order to know how many degrees are in your house, but it doesn't help you at all to change the temperature. If you want to make more cold or warm in your house, you need a thermostat, which will give a command to the AC or the heating system to increase or decrease the temperature.
Many people are like a thermometer. They are affected by the things around them and are stuck there. They start having worries and stress just because they heard some bad news. They see nothing else than the problems.
Of course, all of us are influenced by the things around us. If we see a good movie or read a good book, we will feel like we are one of the characters. The simple presence of the people around us will make us sometimes feel good or bad. We have the ability to sense the ambiance around us, and this is good. But we should not only see the circumstances. We ought to know how to deal with them. This is what a thermostat is doing. It changes the things around it.
If you are a person who is more influenced by others, it's time for you to know your identity. You are able to be an example for others. You can raise your eyes and look at the solutions to solve the problems.
When you hear gossips or bad news, don't be quick in believing everything. Do not make an opinion about others just because somebody gives you some information. Do not be scared of the problems you see in mass media. Most of the news is just to terrorize the population. Do not believe you have a terminal disease just because you read on the internet about some symptoms you think you have.
You were made to change the atmosphere around you. The life is not always comfortable with all the nice things in it. There are sunny days and days with clouds. The best thing is that you can change the temperature even when the sky of your life is packed with clouds. You can think positive in the middle of negativity. You can see how to fix things instead of being overwhelmed by the troubles. You can move forward instead of giving up. You can influence others instead of being influenced!
You have a great potential. Use it!
You can bring light in somebody's life. Do it!
You are precious. Be yourself!