“When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening. That’s where your power is.” — Anonymous
Tag Archives: control
Moving Through Fear
“Dominator culture has tried to keep us all afraid, to make us choose safety instead of risk, sameness instead of diversity. Moving through that fear, finding out what connects us, reveling in our differences; this is the process that brings us closer, that gives us a world of shared values, of meaningful community.“ — bellContinue reading “Moving Through Fear”
Making Room for Something New
Looking back over 2017 I see that I was enrolled in one long “class” on letting go. Throughout the year situations would appear to teach a new lesson or re-teach an old one. One thing I have learned this is year is that sometimes we are called to let go of something to make roomContinue reading “Making Room for Something New”
Tools for Defeating Fear: Gratitude
There are people who in their fervor to win high political office and (in their minds) control the world who are intentionally spreading fear. It makes perfect sense. People who are afraid are easier to control. A part of this political tactic is to paint a picture of doom and gloom; a world gone astrayContinue reading “Tools for Defeating Fear: Gratitude”
Thought for Today
“Your internal world — the reality that you encounter within your mind and emotions — is a world that you and only you control and create.” — Neale Donald Walsch