Dictatorship

That's a nasty word that is never really used in a positive statement. We rebel against the idea of someone in authority over us in this fashion as it speaks of repression & suppression. Even though we don't like the concept we practice it daily in our personal lives when we allow our circumstances to dictate our emotions and perspectives. 

What if we switched our thinking and started to dictate our response ahead of time? What if we decided to authoritatively choose to act with grace, patience, and stability regardless of the events of the day and the actions of the people around us? It's the principle of resolving what kind of person we want to be and acting like it whether things go the way we think they should or not. We're in charge and we should choose now what we'll do and it will come naturally in the middle of the moment.