Who Is In Control?

Hello, my friends.

It has been two months or more since I posted my latest blog. That's a long time between blogs!
I have been working on some projects that I will share with you at a later date.

In the mean time, I just know that all of you have been keeping your thoughts positive and uplifting. Yes?

In these times when there are so many negative distractions floating around, it is extremely easy to get side-tracked if we don't keep control of our thoughts. Yes, I did say, "keep control."
Frequently, we blame everything and everybody out side of ourselves for the way we feel, think, and behave. Of course, our feelings and thoughts can be influenced by the behavior of others, but, ultimately we control how we will react to the actions and words of others. We control how we will respond.

When someone does something really obnoxious and senseless, we can either get caught up in the tension of the event or we can separate ourselves from it. In getting caught up in the event, we allow the event to, "make," us angry, tense, confused, jealous, lonely, or experience any number of other emotions. In doing so, we are allowing the outer event to dominate us. We give it permission to, "make," us feel negative, unhealthy, or disturbed. In short, we give the outer event power over us.

To separate ourselves from the event, we can stop, take a deep breath, and ask ourselves,"what is it in me that is making me respond to this obnoxious, senseless event? I am the only one who has been given the right to exercise power and authority over me." In those moments you might realize that you don't care to be a part of the feelings of anger, hatred, confusion, jealousy, loneliness, or other negation. You don't care to have some outside event dictate how you will respond. This is what might be called an, "aha moment."

People behave according to their own inner feelings. Whether the behavior is negative or positive, it is coming from within them. It may have absolutely nothing to do with you.

So, don't allow outer events (or people) to push your buttons. You are in control. You decide to what you will respond. The next time an outer event threatens, why not take a deep breath, smile, and think to yourself, "I am in control and I love you."

"He who who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he who conquers himself [is better]than he who takes a city." Proverbs 16:32.

Peace, blessings, and love.

Rev. Earline