Place that energy (anxiety) into places you can control, like ( y ou) trying something new, (you) cooking dinner for your family, (you) working out, ( y ou) taking 5 minutes twice a day! Only one person has control over how you will respond to the noise and chaos in your world.
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Even Elsa in the movie Frozen, “let it go”.įocus your energy on the one person you can control - YOU. This scripture is supported by numerous religious and universal views. Scripture reminds us to be “anxious for nothing” (no worry), “but in everything by prayer and supplication (taking 5), with thanksgiving, let your request be made known to God" (who has control) Philippians 4:6. But once we accept what we truly have control over, we lose some unnecessary worry. The art of letting go and letting it be is definitely a counter-intuitive concept. So it is wasted energy (usually negative) attempting to make people do anything or expecting anything other than what happens.
But the fact is, only you are in control of you. It is when we expect our expectations from others that we fall into an irrational thinking pattern: I can control this or that. We all have demands, but we all make demands as well. But if we break the elephant down into manageable pieces (one issue at a time), we are more apt to handle the situation.Įven during a time of social distancing, we have so many demands. But no one can eat the whole elephant (address the whole issue), especially without help.
Think about the elephant (pink elephant): everyone knows it’s there. But if we focus on one thing at a time, we are more likely to handle it or manage it. It is easy to get overwhelmed worrying about so many things at one time.