“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t.” ― Life, the Truth, and Being Free
August…eight months “in” on release and still…the struggle remains real.
I started off the month in a good direction or at least I thought I did and then I just sort of set everything down and ignored it.
Because sometimes, I am my own worst enemy. It is easy to identify things that need to be changed in around me… but turning the lens inward is not as simple… or easy.
My notes to self this month simply said:
recognize things I can change versus things I cannot change
And there is my wisdom and my failure all in one little phrase. Like I said… the struggle is real.
Thank you, Carolyn for providing the space for us to share…and make sure you stop by and see how everyone else did with their word this month!
I do understand the struggle and I love that quote at the top. So true. Release may be (or is?) a very tough word for you Kat, but I believe it is a good one for you.
I say if any one person got that very lesson under their belt–or at least let it *start* sinking–then it’s a rich month. In fact, that, alone, would be a significant takeaway from the year, if you ask me. Harnessing such a truth could be life-changing for some of us–and as grandiose as that might sound, I believe it’s true.
(In fact, I’m thinking I should write that one on the wall above my desk. Perhaps right ON the wall.Thank you for sharing it! And I wish you all the best as you practice it.)
Oh, Kat, I think this is a lesson that all of us need. I know I certainly do and struggle with what I can change vs what I cannot almost every day. I spend too much time railing against how things should be instead of accepting them as they are and moving on from there. So I thank you for sharing your ongoing struggle with release as I’m also learning and benefitting from it.
The quote at the beginning of your post is great. Amen to quite a struggle to decipher what can and cannot be changed. It is hard.
Kat – I think I’ve said this before, but I believe you chose the HARDEST word this year. I’m glad you gave yourself a little break from all of the emotionally difficult work you’ve been doing. Your introspection this year has been brave and inspiring – so thank you!
This lesson is something I constantly remind myself (and my kid) of — there are so many things that are beyond my control and so few things I can actually change. I’m sorry it’s been a difficult month, and I hope that remembering and accepting this lesson has been and continues to be helpful to you.
The power of one little word . . . comes when we open ourselves to experiencing the lessons without trying to force the lessons. I think you’re doing such a great job of doing just that this year, Kat. Listening. Experiencing. Learning. “Inner-work” is never easy. But when we can allow ourselves to do it, the changes we CAN make . . . in ourSELVES . . . that’s powerful stuff. XO
(Keep going!)
I am my own worst enemy too! How about that, twinsie? I keep saying to be patient as I navigate adjusting to the move and just enjoying what I get done each day and try my best to ignore the disappointment I feel that I didn’t do as much as I wanted.
I appreciate your honesty! August seems to have kicked a few of us hard on the backside …thank goodness for our words and the kind voices of this community to see us through!