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
In short, the more we try to render the world controllable, the more it eludes us; and the more daily life loses what Rosa calls its resonance, its capacity to touch, move and absorb us.
Oliver Burkeman • Meditations for Mortals: Four Weeks to Embrace Your Limitations and Make Time for What Counts
Our neurotic ego thrives on entitlement to full control. Letting go of ego therefore includes letting go of control. We can use this version of our 4A approach: 1. We admit we are being or trying to be controlling. 2. We allow ourselves to feel the tension and discomfort that naturally arises when we let things take their own course, when we allow
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