Things We CanÂt Control | by Madisyn Taylor The idea of trusting the universe is a popular one these days, but many of us don't know what this really means and we often have a hard time doing it. This is partly because the story of humankind is most often presented as a story about struggle, control, and survival, instead of one of trust and collaboration with the universe. Yet, in truth, we need to adhere to both ideas in this life. On the one hand, there is much to be said about exerting control over our environment. We created shelter to protect ourselves from the elements. We hunted for animals and invented agriculture to feed ourselves. We built social infrastructures to protect ourselves and create community. This is how we survive and grow as a civilization. However, it is also clear that there are plenty of things that we cannot control, no matter how hard we try, and we often receive support from an unseen force  a universe that provides us with what we cannot provide for ourselves. It is a good idea to take responsibility for the things in life that we can control or create. We work so we can feed, clothe, and shelter our loved ones and ourselves. We manifest our dreams and visions in physical form with hard work and forethought. But at a certain point, when have done all that we can, we must let go and allow the universe to take over. This requires trust. It requires a trust that runs deeper than just expecting things to turn out the way we want them to. Sometimes they will, and sometimes they won't. We develop equanimity and grace as we learn to trust that, with the guiding hand of the universe, life will unfold exactly the way it should. We are engaged in an ongoing relationship with a universe that responds to our thoughts and actions. | DailyOM Course Spotlight by Shelley Klammer How can it be that we arrive into adulthood not knowing who we really are? This happens when we are not accurately mirrored as children in our authentic nature. And, until we learn how to see and love all parts of ourselves, we will feel incomplete, lonely, and misunderstood. This e-course is near and dear to my heart. It is the first e-course I ever wrote, and is my personal story of finding my authentic self through creative self-mirroring. Using my own life as an example, this course teaches the simple principles of how spontaneous collage can bypass our social guard, and reveal the lost aspects of ourselves that are essential for joyful living. Many of us are conditioned to fear our true self because it was a place where we never felt fully seen or loved. Working spontaneously with found imagery bypasses your socially protective mind, and is a method of creative self-mirroring that will help you to understand and love yourself profoundly. Creation without pre-planning supports you to see and integrate repressed psychological patterns that are holding you back, and it also reveals your visionary potentials. Top 10 DailyOM Courses 1. 21 Day Total Goddess Workout 2. Protect Yourself from Control Dramas 3. 21 Day Beginner Yoga 4. Clear Your Unhealthy Relationship with Food 5. Break the Grip of Past Lovers 6. 8 Week Whole Body Makeover! 7. Release Yourself from Family Karma 8. 21 Day Yoga Shred For Men 9. Way of Story Writing Course 10. A Year of Rumi
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