Staying in control of everything that happens in your life is impossible. It doesn't take a politician, a doctor, or anyone else to tell us this to know that it's the truth. So why do we try and control every situation?? We do it without even realizing it.. Ever passed a car in fury because they are not driving up to your expectations?? Ever changed your outfit after everyone says it looks good on you?? These are control issues... We try to control who we fall in love with and who we fall out of love with; when the truth is... it's all out of our control. No matter how much we tell ourselves to get over that one person, that they aren't worth it, we still find ourselves listening to that one song that reminds us of them. We still think of them as the one person that we need to drunk dial/text. We still think of this one person when certain movies or shows comes on... No matter what we tell ourselves we can't control how we feel. We also can't control the actions of others... As much as we try and try again, we always fail miserably at trying to control others. The actions, the words, the thoughts of others. We get mad at what someone says, we get depressed at the actions of some, and without even knowing it, we try and put thoughts into peoples minds. Commercials are a good example. I can't tell you how many times I have sat and watched Olive Garden commercials and then right after the commercial has ended, I'm hungry and oddly enough, craving Olive Garden. Movies are another example of how we try and control our lives. Ever since movies started there has been that movie.. The movie where the damsel in distress is saved by her prince charming on a white horse, right in time before the evil monster tries to kill the princess. Our minds then program themselves that that princess is us. That if we wait long enough, prince charming will arrive. In reality, if your waiting on your prince, you better hope Monday Night Football isn't on because if so, you will not be priority. Everything around us tries to control our lives without us even realizing it. So where do we draw the line?? When do we decide that we want control of ourselves?? In my opinion there is little we can control. Things happen! The secret to staying in control is to simply be out of control. Cross the lines and don't think just because it happened to them, it will happen to me. You have to learn to roll with the punches.. Try and be as optimistic and possible. Remember that prince charming might have came, but he came with a horse; which is a lot of up keep. Try and remember that the majority of your life, you will not be in control. Let the good shine through and remind us that although a lot of things are out of our control, we can control one thing... And that's how we approach situations. You can look at a situation and immediately think the worst, or you can take a step back; remind yourself that its out of your control, and hope for the best. Remember there is only one YOU in this world and no one should control YOU.
This quote is such a great ending to this blog... James Arthur Ray-"Control is never achieved when sought after directly. It is the surprising outcome of letting go"
