Being proactive

I was listening to Steven Covey's 7 Habits of highly effective people today, having a good time while waiting for my stepfather.

There is one great advice. Our greatest power is between stimulus ("what is happening, the action" like a bad boyfriend) and reaction. We can't choose what will happen to us But we can always choose a reaction. That means the true responsibility Response-Ability, have the ability to choose any response we want.