So, here I am, noticing what someone else says or does, and then (over)reacting as though the other person actually has control over my state of well-being. Hmmm. Maybe I am "attracting" these lessons. Maybe they will keep appearing until I learn to exercise the control that is truly mine and mine alone - the ability to choose my response regardless of their choices, actions or behaviors. If I truly learn this lesson, perhaps fewer of these instances will take place. More likely, they will continue to occur and I will be less reactive toward them. Some would call this a lesson in acceptance.