The Direction of Intention

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The mantra goes like this: control your controllables and let the rest go.

It is deceptive. There is something in the phrase that often leads to a mistake: believing that “letting the rest go” is the same as “control the controllable.” It is a trap with the pull of gravity; all who pass this way find themselves muttering under their breath, “Yeah, but look at all the stuff I let go! How did I get here again?”

When you begin living in choice you begin the work of controlling the controllable and letting the rest go. Drawing a line between what you can control (what you see, what you think, what you feel, what you perceive) and what you can’t control (What other people see, think, feel, and perceive) is the first step. Letting go of what you can’t control is first part; it is the easy part and often that’s where people stop. They release what they can’t control but stop short of owning what they can control. The transformation happens when you create new thought patterns, when you offer your great gift because it is your offer, not because you might get something from the giving, not because it might or might not bring acceptance from others. The old habits and patterns will remain intact regardless of the illusion of control that you let go. If new patterns of thinking and seeing aren’t created, then the old enabling behaviors will reassert themselves.

Doing the work of controlling the controllable is when transformation occurs. It is when you really learn that you are creating yourself through your thoughts in this moment, and in this moment, and in this moment,….

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