
I think that we delude ourselves when we think that we can exercise full control over the direction our lives take.
Take my life for example; I was studying medicine, concentrating especially on the subjects related to surgery and planning to be a surgeon.
What happened instead was that I married with one year to go before my studies were to be completed, had a baby and despite trying to go back to the med school, didn’t get the chance to do it.
My saving grace is that I bend with my circumstances, I mold and adjust my thinking to my given situation, and don’t regret what could’ve been or should’ve been.
I think the only thing I do control in my life is the way I think and how I react to my circumstances.
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Written for Six Sentences Story- Control, hosted by Girlie on the Edge’s blog- Denise
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I think I have about 20% control. The very best I could might be 40 – 50% 😊 I bet that applies to most people, but what do I know?
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I think it’s about 30-70 ratio
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I think it’s less than most people think….Almost all my decision are decisions of necessity, where I am compelled..or lesser of two evils. I doubt I make more than one or two really free decisions on any given day. I think that’s true for most poor people…😇😇
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Yes, you’re right! And since we really cannot assess it, we better believe it.
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You don’t know how fortunate you are that you didn’t complete medical course.
Now a days it has become a thankless profession.
Doctors and paramedical staff are abused in the subcontinent.
“Incredible change happens in your life when you decide to take control of what you do have power over instead of craving control over what you don’t”
Steve Maraboli,
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You’re right that medical professionals aren’t given due respect in our society these days. Thanks
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Thank you Sadje.
You are the best example in showing to rest of us that nothing is under our control.
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Thanks Philo.
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Oh Sadje, aren’t you right about this. Your story justifies it. We can’t control the things that happen in our lives indeed, we can just decide how we let them weigh on our self esteem
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Absolutely right Lamittan! I guess this makes us fate-alistic!
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Indeed. We are just as good as all the other creations that face aridity and cool moments too. 😀
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Very true. It’s the mental attitude of believing which gives us a calmer life because we really can’t go against fate anyway.
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Yes. That point sums it up well. Wisdom detected.
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Thanks 😎
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Welcome. Always.
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You are happy with your life, and that is what matters.
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Yes, exactly right Lauren
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Good advice to control one’s thinking and how one reacts to circumstances over the environment which one has less control over.
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Thanks Frank! That’s exactly my point
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Love your outlook , Sadje.💕
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Thanks a lot Grace
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My pleasure.💕
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🙏🏼
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Life has a way of interfering with your plans.
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It has, and though things don’t turn up as we think they should, it mostly works out okay.
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Your words here are powerful wisdom….
” I think the only thing I do control in my life is the way I think and how I react to my circumstances.”
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Thank you so much Suzette! This is actually how I really feel.
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Inspiring indeed. Thank you Sadje.
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Much obliged dear friend
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Spot on, Sadje.
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Thanks Sandy
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You are most welcome.
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👍🏼🙏🏼
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little to none
said her only born son
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Yes!
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yes and no so i search for tomorrow
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Control is a myth. As long as things go our way, we figure we are in control. When suddenly, they go awry, we begin to realize that life just is. Go with it because you really CAN’T go against it.
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Absolutely right Marilyn! We have no other option. Thanks
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So true. We can control how we react, but not a whole lot more.
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Exactly right EA
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So true, and expressed so eloquently 🙂
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Many thanks dear friend
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Amen to that.
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Thanks VJ
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Welcome
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🙏🏼
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We cannot always control what happens to us, we can choose how we react.
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Absolutely right Mimi
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I completely agree with you, Sadje. Control is an illusion, and when we get this, we have less anxiety and more empowerment, as we are delivered our lives, and we respond to those deliveries. Thank you for sharing.
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Very well said Jeff. Thanks
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Thank you. Most welcome, Sadje. Always.
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🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
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You’re so right, Sadje! Our actions determine everything and is the only thing we have in control.
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Exactly right Shruthi. Thanks
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Perfectly put, Sadje. We must bend like trees in the wind, we’ll roll with the punches and come up smiling, because of how we choose to view our place in the world.
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Thanks Chris! This is spot on
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🙂💜🤗
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💕
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I agree Sadje. We can control how we react to situations.
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Thanks Maria
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Beautifully explained maturity and wisdom!
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Thanks a lot Susan
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😊 you’re welcome dear.
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💙❤️
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As long as we have choices in our lives we have an element of control in our lives too. we cannot ‘control’ outside influences, but we can control the amount of time we are exposed to the influences. We still have freedom of choice to take more control on our lives.
I think we too often for the wrong reasons blame everything and everyone else for a lack of control in our lives when ultimately we are to blame for losing that control. We procrastinate and look for excuses when we have the power much of the time to do something about it all.
Basically we have as much control as we allow ourselves personally to have.
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In some cases, this is true. But in my own experience I’ve found that my life had a trajectory which was pretty much out of my control.
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Well said Sadje!
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Thanks Leigha
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You are welcome.
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😍🥰
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I so agree with your last sentence, Sadje! You make a good point about flexibility and adaptability. They are equally important.
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Thank you so much Denise. Wonderful prompt
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We cannot control our life and I think we shouldn’t . Just go with the flow . Wonderful post❤
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Thanks Laiba
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Welcome Sadje❤
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😍
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That’s big of you. I wouldn’t have been able to live without regret. I still regret getting married, even though half the time we are happy.
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It’s how I feel I should live my life, without regrets.
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