There are lots of things that are out of our control. It is good that we are aware and take account of them, but if they consume our attention then we will never move towards our goals.
Today I want to focus on what I can control.
Let’s tap for that:
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There are a lot of things that happen…That don’t happen perfectly…That don’t happen exactly the way that I want…That don’t play to my advantage…And part of the reason this happens…Is I don’t control everything in the universe…There are a lot of things that happen…That I have no say in…And I have no effect on…This is just a fact of life…Even though this is true…It is possible…For me to be successful…With what little I control…Which is all of my thoughts and all of my actions…I can make a huge difference…In working towards…In creating my goals…It does me little good…To worry about…The things I can’t control…I certainly have to respond to…Those things that impact my life…But to spend time…Emotionally…Worrying about things…That I have no impact on…Is a huge waste of resources…It’s a huge spend of energy…Which it makes very, very difficult…For me to be successful…Because I’m concentrating on things that I can’t do anything about…I need to be aware…Of all the things that impact my life…Even those that I don’t control…But just because I’m aware…It doesn’t mean I’m spending energy worrying about what’s going to happen next…Or worrying about those things I can’t control…I give myself permission…To put my full energy…And concentration…On those things I control…On my thoughts…On my emotions…My choices…My actions…And when I do this…I will continue to move towards…My goals… Regardless what happens…Outside of my control.
This is excellent – I have a tendency to let things that happen in the world throw me for an emotional loop sometimes (more often than I would like to admit) and can lose so much energy thinking/stressing about them even though I know better and they are completely out of my control! I’ll have to remember this one!! Thanks, Gene =)
This is a super-good and useful tapping script. Getting and staying clear about what is our own stuff is a major part of staying sane in the face of overwhelm, so having this door “out” is much appreciated. Thanks for posting it.
Another excellent one! Thank-you! It is an excellent companion to the Serenity Prayer.
