Time to LET GO OF CONTROL?

Trying to let go of the drama, and accept things on their own merits is never easy, particularly when we can see things are far from perfect.

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However, what if striving for perfection — our own brand of perfection, that is — is part of what’s causing us anxiety in the first place? We're not talking global headlines here, but what if trying to make our relationships perfect, our careers perfect, our lives perfect, and trying to control everything we come into contact with, is only exacerbating the issues we face?

‘I feel like we live in a world that is actually intentionally designed to steal your attention, your time, your energy and your joy,’ says best-selling author and podcaster Mel Robbins. ‘We have turned politics into entertainment, work is non-stop, and I think we all want to not have the world affect us so deeply, but we don’t know how.

‘We're all so stressed out and overwhelmed, and particularly at a moment in time where it’s scary. I mean that the headlines make you feel helpless. We've gotten to this point where you don’t even realise how it’s crept up on you.

‘But the truth is, your life is not about what’s happening out there, it’s about what’s happening inside you. Your power is in your response to it.’