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Relax! Nothing Is Under Control!
Thursday, December 15, 2016 18:05
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“As we encounter new experiences with a mindful and wise attention, we discover that one of three things will happen to our new experience: it will go away, it will stay the same, or it will get more intense. Whatever happens does not really matter”.
-Jack Kornfield
I once saw a picture of the serene Buddha sitting calmly with the caption “Relax. Nothing is under control”. We human beings like to control everything when the reality is that we control nothing. The best we can do is flow with life and try to guide it’s energy. My wife is a firm believer in Murphy’s Law. Murphy’s Law, for those unfamiliar with it, is that if anything can go wrong, it will. We can plan. We can prepare. We can hope. None of these things will guarantee anything. The best thing we can do is be open to the unexpected and be flexible with the reality of the moment. It’s a worn out phrase but I still like “It is what it is”. I can leave work at the end of the day and everything is looking good and I am current. The next morning can be a disaster. The same is true with all of life. Each day is what it is. I disagree with the part of the above quote that says, “Whatever happens does not really matter”. What happens to us does matter. However, we cannot control life so that it always unfolds as we would like it to do so. If that were true, I would already be retired with $5,000,000 in the bank and a home in Hawaii. Life requires us to bend with the wind and not always stand firm against it. Standing firm, or being inflexible can cause us to snap. Bending with the wind allows us to bounce back when the wind has ceased blowing.
Source: http://tiedyedmystic.blogspot.com/2016/12/relax-nothing-is-under-control.html
