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We are on this journey together. All of us granted a brief period of life.
Our purpose is to be 😃 happy!
That is an elusive goal because we exert very little control in the external world.
We all die, so our supposed control is a mirage. Death seems to be the ultimate loss of control to me.
When a checkup ends with your doctor saying you have pancreatic cancer, control is the last thing you feel.
Trying to exert control over your life takes great energy.
When I was ICU, paralyzed from Guillian Beret, things that seemed important yesterday, felt entirely ridiculous a day later.
I had spent voluminous hours daily, trying to control my life, manage my triggers, avoid danger.
Being a mediator, gratitude and giving has replaced trying to control life.
Control brought worry into my life.
Stole valuable waking hours.
I realized death will arrive the same time, same day whether I control and worry or live free.
So where is the benefit?
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Posted by Michelle Denness on June 10, 2020 at 4:18 pm
Living free sounds wonderful…
Posted by Marty on June 10, 2020 at 4:27 pm
Well I am not saying I live free
Some parts are better than others
But how I suffered through life is gone
I know where happiness lives and I can visit
Unlimited opportunity for all of us to be happier
Posted by Michelle Denness on June 10, 2020 at 4:30 pm
I believe that we are all free, its a state of mind.
Posted by Marty on June 11, 2020 at 2:04 pm
It is an internal,way of being, doing