Can we really control our lives?

Today’s daily zen made me think just as each day’s does. I want to share my thoughts on this…

Sometimes, well, most of the time, I like to feel in control of my life and my future. I want to be in the driver’s seat at all times.

But whether or not I can make something happen is not really in my control. I would like to think it is, but that isn’t realistic.

We can tell ourselves we can do something, and that definitely helps, don’t get me wrong. The power of positive thinking and self-talk should never be underestimated, but ultimately, what actually happens is not in our control.

For example, my dream in life is to be a writer, but not just any writer, I want to be a writer that helps others; Other people in similar circumstances as me or that may be feeling the way that I have felt.

I am trying to depend on the power of positive thinking, and it keeps me on the path of my goal, but ultimately, I don’t have control over becoming that writer.

I believe God is the one who determines my life and where it goes. So why has my life gone wrong so many times, you may ask?

I am starting to think that it goes horribly wrong when I try to take the reins; when I am determined to be in the driver’s seat.

I know that it is my calling in life to write, and so many years have gone by not recognizing that because I first felt that calling when I was 16 years old, but I ignored it for years. Now, I am not ignoring it.

However, I know that what ultimately happens is not in my control. The only thing, or time, I have any control is over this moment. I can decide what I am going to do with what is in front of me just for this moment.

I am not saying I am an inactive participant in the direction my life goes because I have many choices that I can make, all of which impacts my life either for the better or for the worse.

I am like a copilot that sometimes takes control of the plane and sets it on a path whether or not it is a good path or bad.

However, if I want to see myself succeed in life, I need to fly the plane along with the polite. I need to be on the same page as him. I need him to set the direction of the path and cooperate him in order for me to reach the final destination.

That’s why I say that the only real control I have is in this very moment, because God always gives me a choice. I can choose to stay on the path to our destination, or I can take control and set the plane on a different path.

These are just thoughts that this daily zen produced in me. I am still pondering it and may have different thoughts and feelings about it as I continue to think about it.

But I wanted to share the thoughts it produced in this moment. I welcome any of your thoughts in agreement or disagreement with my thoughts. If you have other thoughts about this zen, please share them. I am open to all opinions.

Here’s a beautiful quote from my Gratitude app to brighten your day 😇 https://gratefulness.page.link/yqbs