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I Feel Out Of Control

You are trying to manage more than your share of the outcome.

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Things keep changing and you cannot hold the outcome still.

Common signs...

You may feel...

Things keep changing and you cannot hold the outcome still.

What might be going on

When plans change or other people hold the answer, checking and planning can feel like a way to get control back. Some preparation is useful. Trying to supervise everything can leave you exhausted without changing what happens.

Try this first

Notice the support of the chair or floor. Look at one steady object around you. Let yourself arrive in this moment before deciding what needs your attention.

Once calmer

Make two columns: mine to influence and outside my control. Take one practical action from the first. For anything you are waiting on, decide when to check again and what you can do meanwhile.

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Reflection

Things keep changing and you cannot hold the outcome still.

Where am I taking responsibility for an outcome that depends on somebody or something else?

Have you chosen one useful action and a time to stop checking? Notice whether that gives your attention somewhere else to go.

Something You Need To Hear

The Wheel of Fortune has come through to remind you that a moving situation is not evidence you have failed to manage it. Keep your attention on your response. Adjust the plan when the facts change. You do not have to grip harder every time life moves.

Next Step

Make two columns: mine to influence and outside my control. Take one practical action from the first. For anything you are waiting on, decide when to check again and what you can do meanwhile.

Healing Toolbox

Meditation, tarot and natural rhythms.
A space to return to whenever you need it.

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