The Gift of Letting Go of the World as We Understand It
"That means our control is limited to how we respond to the things we can’t contro l". It’s no secret that today’s culture is raising up a generation that wants what it wants when it wants it. A society that seeks, demands, and thrives on instant gratification. Who expects and even feels entitled to getting what “they” feel “they” deserve. Now, this might sound like a Millennial-bashing rant, but the reality is that we are all guilty of this. And many of us probably don’t even realize it. But if we are truly honest, we know that people (including ourselves) are selfish by nature. And, we are often the center of our own universe. We like to be in control of our life, our future, and so on. We like to know what to expect before we commit, and we want to have the power to change that expectation to our preferred outcome. Whereas there are some things we can control, the truth is that most things we cannot. The only things we actually have control over is ...