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May 22, 2012
Circles of Control
I recently learned about "Circles of Control;" basically, two intersecting circles in which one circle contains the things that are withIN our control, and the other, those things we canNOT control. And the overlapping area covered by the intersection of these two circles represents the "grey" or unkown area, where it's difficult to know exactly what is what. The trick to getting these circles under control is actually being able to identify what is and isn't in our control. Sometimes, we think we have control over things and stress about them, but in reality, we can't do anything about certain situations and have to just let it go. I'm not sure where I stand with these circles; or how far they overlap with each other so that I'm unsure about what I need to worry myself with. But I think it's important to sit on that and think about it, because if we can get these two circles further apart, then the grey area will be much smaller and life would be much simpler. It would be more black and white, but we all know that usually isnt the case, so the best we can do is push them as far apart as we can and to maintain it. I would liken it to trying to keep two magnets separated from one another...it takes constant work. Probably not the best comparison, but in this lil head o'mine, it works ;)
And of course, to sum it all up, one can refer to the always used, often repeated, but rarely applied "Serenity Prayer," which goes, "Lord, grant me the strength to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." Now how often do we reflect on this prayer? I think it's something we need to think about every day when we get up in the morning and have on our minds. With that kind of mindset, or actually, awareness, we are better equipped to face the many many challenges of each day ahead of us.
Circles of Control
I recently learned about "Circles of Control;" basically, two intersecting circles in which one circle contains the things that are withIN our control, and the other, those things we canNOT control. And the overlapping area covered by the intersection of these two circles represents the "grey" or unkown area, where it's difficult to know exactly what is what. The trick to getting these circles under control is actually being able to identify what is and isn't in our control. Sometimes, we think we have control over things and stress about them, but in reality, we can't do anything about certain situations and have to just let it go. I'm not sure where I stand with these circles; or how far they overlap with each other so that I'm unsure about what I need to worry myself with. But I think it's important to sit on that and think about it, because if we can get these two circles further apart, then the grey area will be much smaller and life would be much simpler. It would be more black and white, but we all know that usually isnt the case, so the best we can do is push them as far apart as we can and to maintain it. I would liken it to trying to keep two magnets separated from one another...it takes constant work. Probably not the best comparison, but in this lil head o'mine, it works ;)
And of course, to sum it all up, one can refer to the always used, often repeated, but rarely applied "Serenity Prayer," which goes, "Lord, grant me the strength to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference." Now how often do we reflect on this prayer? I think it's something we need to think about every day when we get up in the morning and have on our minds. With that kind of mindset, or actually, awareness, we are better equipped to face the many many challenges of each day ahead of us.
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