tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241450536607462866.post1894100675573555561..comments2023-09-06T06:11:20.961-05:00Comments on The Life and Times of Jo: Control Freak - Part IIJoannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13807379587473251820noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241450536607462866.post-57301679482008779212011-01-24T05:05:34.068-06:002011-01-24T05:05:34.068-06:00Thank you, both, for the very kind words. These a...Thank you, both, for the very kind words. These are some very powerful comments. You are both so right. You have given me a different perspective to look at things.<br /><br />I love the idea of letting go of all control to have all control. That's something I'm working on in my meditations.<br /><br />It's also very true that my blog does sometimes become an extension of myself. I use this blog as a theraputic tool to help me spill up all of the emotions inside me. <br /><br />Thank you, both, again. Your words really have touched me. :)Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13807379587473251820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241450536607462866.post-13207966526837632872011-01-23T19:19:19.271-06:002011-01-23T19:19:19.271-06:00I know what you mean. I used to have the same thin...I know what you mean. I used to have the same thing where I'd focus so much on the words, instead of the feelings underneath, that I'd lose all proportion. I would go back and edit and chop and change until it drove me so mad I'd end up deleting it out of frustration. I don't know if it's so much control as the need to physically represent what you are feeling. And when you don't feel you can do even that, it stays on your heart. You can't channel it. You can't do anything with it. Where does it go? There is literally nowhere. <br /><br />When you translate your mind into words, it's so close. Almost too close. So close that you grow a kind of attachment to them. They become an extension in a way. It becomes increasingly important to find the right ones. That's why sometimes you have to talk yourself round. Remind yourself that even if you don't write, you'll still be thinking it, so you may as well. <br /><br />I find it hard even now, at times, to just let it be. Let go. It is what it is, and no dressing it up is going to alter that.The Girl From Back Thenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686813455208322055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8241450536607462866.post-82442935396608189672011-01-23T17:16:24.553-06:002011-01-23T17:16:24.553-06:00Hey I've just recently began reading your blog...Hey I've just recently began reading your blog. Your past couple of post resonated. I appreciate your heartfelt honesty and sharing with yourself and ultimately anyone who's listening. <br /><br />Control control control that's a pesky one. I'm guessing I'm a bit older than you. Here's what I know is true about control (and what I tell myself when I am ensnared in its hold) Control is an illusion. You think because you are in control that you are in control? Not. Nope not one little bit. Its an illusion and doesn't exist. In fact its when you let go of ALL control that you are in control. I like the words of the serenity prayer... accept the things that I cannot change, change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference... When I mark down in two columns all the things I can/can't control I see in black and white that the list of things I can't control is way longer than the list of things in my control. It's freeing in a way. When I realize that I can control VERY LITTLE and I let go and realize that "for me" God's in charge and I'm not and "he's" got my back no matter what. I can then relax and enjoy life. We can't control the past, we can't control the future, we can't control the weather, we can't control other people/places/or things. That covers a lot of items. We can control our minds, our reactions, our emotions, our thoughts, our day, what's right in front of us. We can control ourselves and that's it. When I begin to focus on that, control becomes a non-issue. Whew... blablabla. ~best. Keep up the good work on your health goals.M!ssPr!ssyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182751196006753717noreply@blogger.com