The Soul Work of Losing Control
the soul finds its existence through a loss of control to those powers greater than human experience.
David Whyte • The Heart Aroused: Poetry and the Preservation of the Soul in Corporate America
The ancient stoics believed we might become physically vulnerable and are often at the mercy of external events that are outside of our control (the Uncontrollables), but that our inner domain (the Controllables) cannot be conquered without our consent.