Practices like this allow you take more agency in your life beginning with those small, intentional decisions-

“What’s the first thing I want drink in the morning?”
“What’s the first thing that I want to see?”
“Who or what do I want to listen to?”

While we can’t control all of the things in the world or in our sphere, with attention and commitment, we can have freedom in the ways that we think, how we talk to and take care of ourselves and with time, allow that radiate out into our care for others.