Get Control

We naturally want to have control.  The number of things that are actually controllable are smaller than we might think.  

Spill a glass of milk on the table and you have no control over where the leche flows.  You don’t have a say in which way the wind blows or if you even wake up tomorrow.

It seems healthy to take charge of the controllable things.  The things we ought to be doing.  Things like our diet, our attitude, or our daily decisions.  Getting out of bed early to head to the gym is up to us.  Not controlling the controllable adds stress to our lives.

But what’s even more stressful? 

Trying to control the things not meant to be controlled.  It can be a blurry line usually created by self interest.  Trying to avoid pain is a natural approach to living.  The problems arise when we try to “control” away negative realities.

It’s not usually control but the illusion of control that slaps us down.