Give up control
Stop trying to control everything in life. You honestly can’t plan for everything.
And life certainly doesn’t go exactly as you plan. You have to give up your desire to control outcomes.
This is an essential part of abundance thinking. Here is a better mindset to adopt instead: “If things go according to plan, great, if they don’t, let’s see what will happen!”
Why do we get sad or frustrated when we don’t get exactly what we want? Isn’t that a weird thing to expect? The world is so dynamic and complex that it’s actually a small miracle when things go according to plan.
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