“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu
what an interesting concept- letting go in order to gain.. giving up control in order to achieve.. i have major problems with this.. i can't quite wrap my mind around the simple notion that we must stop trying so that we finally get what we want.. but that totally fits with various situations in my life.. i would try so hard to look for a job, and it seems as though once i stopped trying, an opportunity fell right into my lap.. or i would search constantly to find someone to love, and once i stopped searching love ran right into me.. its funny i guess.. maybe life is better when its not planned out.. maybe we just have to live each day as it is, with no expectations, and take each opportunity/challenge as it comes..
but that is very difficult for me.. in this world of uncertainty, i like to plan.. i like to have "control".. i like to know what is going to happen, what i am getting myself into, what i am going to do, how everything is going to work out.. maybe that is too much to try and keep track of.. i do find that life is very easy when i am able to sort of "let go" and just "allow" things to happen to me.. i mean i do believe that there is a bigger plan for us, and that all of life's little moments happen for a reason- to either prepare us for something or lead us somewhere unexpected.. i mean its just scary for me to stop and think that i have little control over my life.. but i guess that's the exciting part about life.. no matter how hard we plan and try, sometimes life has other plans and we just have to deal with things as they come along..
still, as nerve-wrecking a concept as it seems, it is a bit comforting to believe that when we let go, we find what we are looking for.. all those years of searching and frustrating of not getting what we want, i guess the only answer is to stop looking and simply let go.. easier said than done, but life could use some more excitement now and again.. this is not to say that we should all just sit on our ass and not do anything to help make this life better.. but maybe we shouldn't stress so much about how unperfect our life is and just be open to what is.. maybe..
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