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You could march an army through the gap that separates action from reaction. It’s all about control. If you’re reacting, someone else is in control – pulling your strings and dictating what you say and do.

But if you’re acting, you’re in control – you’ve taken the strings off and are directing your own show.

Think of it this way:

You either have action or you have reaction and all that it brings with it, as in:reproach, regret, repentance, remorse, repine, and resentment.

Make each moment count double,
~Joi

http://www.thementalfitnesscenter.com/blog/action-vs-reaction/