Letting go of our need to control can set others and us free. It can set our Higher Power free to send the best to us.
If we weren't trying to control someone or something, what would we be doing differently?
What would we do that we're not letting ourselves do now? Where would we go? What would we say?
What decisions would we make?
What would we ask for? What boundaries would be set? When would we say no or yes?
If
we weren't trying to control whether a person liked us or his or her
reaction to us, what would we do differently? If we weren't trying to
control the course of a relationship, what would we do differently? If
we weren't trying to control another person's behavior, how would we
think, feel, speak, and behave differently than we do now?
What
haven't we been letting ourselves do while hoping that self-denial
would influence a particular situation or person? Are there some things
we've been doing that we'd stop?
How would we treat ourselves differently?
Would we let ourselves enjoy life more and feel better right now? Would we stop feeling so bad? Would we treat ourselves better?
If we weren't trying to control, what would we do differently? Make a list, and then do it.
Today,
I will ask myself what I would be doing differently if I weren't trying
to control. When I hear the answer, I will do it. God, help me let go
of my need to control. Help me set others and myself free.
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