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CTL-VII-0001

“I'm obsessing over something I can't control.”

CTL · Pillar III, Control CTL-VII · Own Only What Is Yours

Some things belong to you. Most don't. When you obsess over what isn't yours to control, you spend energy that belongs elsewhere, on yourself, your choices, your next step.

Your Practice

Write two columns: what you can control about this situation, and what you cannot. Draw a line under the second column and write "not mine." Return your attention to the first column only.

The Architects

“In the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible summer.”

Albert Camus, Return to Tipasa (1952), collected in Summer (L'Ete, 1954); popular rendering of the line published translations give as 'In the middle of winter I at last discovered that there was in me an invincible summer'

More under CTL-VII

CTL-VII-0002“My anxiety is through the roof and I can't shut my brain off.”CTL-VII-0003“I stopped worrying about what people think and I feel lighter.”CTL-VII-0004“I let go of something I couldn't control and found peace.”CTL-VII-0005“I finally accepted that not everything is my responsibility.”CTL-VII-0006“Someone I trusted let me down badly.”CTL-VII-0007“I've been comparing myself to everyone around me.”
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