Let go of Control : Series of Downstream

“If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.” ~Proverb

I’ve noticed that things go much more smoothly when I give up control—when I allow them to happen instead of making them happen. Unfortunately, I’m terrible at this.

Although I’m much better than I used to be, I’m a bit of a control freak. I often use perfectly good energy trying to plan, predict, and prevent things that I cannot possibly plan, predict, or prevent series of events in life.

I am sure that many of us have gone through a series of downstream few times and some unlucky once get this series often. Every time we ask this question of Why?

Why always me?

When I go through the same, I remember a statement.

“When you don’t have the desire to learn still life teaches you.” Is it correct?

May be, learning is never ending process but still we get irritate of learning from life.

We try to control things because of what we think will happen if we don’t.

In other words, control is rooted in fear.

Control is also a result of being attached to a specific outcome—an outcome we’re sure is best for us, as if we always know what’s best (always followed by?).

When we trust that we’re okay no matter what circumstances comes our way, we don’t need to micro-manage the universe. We let go. And we open ourselves to all sorts of wonderful possibilities that aren’t there when we’re attached to one “right” path.

Most of our mind shifts from topic to topic and from past to future very quickly, and I have little concentration, poor memory, and almost no present-moment awareness.

In surrender mode, we are calm, peaceful. Breathing deeply, present in the moment. we see clearly and our vision extends out around us, allowing to see the bigger picture.

Surrender literally means to stop fighting. Stop fighting with yourself. Stop fighting the universe and the natural flow of things. Stop resisting and pushing against reality.

Surrender = Complete acceptance of what is + Faith that all is well, even without any input.

It’s not about inaction. It’s about taking action from that place of surrender energy.

If letting go of control and surrendering not only makes you feel better, but actually produce better results, then how do we do that?

Sometimes it’s as easy as noticing that you’re in control mode and choosing to let go—consciously and deliberately shifting into surrender energy.

Sometimes it’s a little harder to make the shift from control to surrender.

We are afraid of what will happen if we let go of control? But also consider this: Would let go feel like freedom?