It happens

Ever find yourself saying, “Dang. I let that situation get the best of me”? I thought that myself today. As I was sitting there kind of beating myself up I thought about that saying, “get the best of me”. Think about that. I’m not sure there is a better self explanatory phrase in english. When you allow a situation to make you react in a negative way it does in the most literal sense “get the best of you”, because then all you have to offer is the worst of you. It happens, so easily. So I’m sitting there wondering how to avoid this. I just kept coming up with one solution. How do I give only my best, at all times. It’s not a question, it’s the answer. The truth is I don’t know how to give only my best at all times. The best I can do, is notice my worst, acknowledge it, and let it go. 

Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.
-- Oprah Winfrey