Control Much?

I wonder if we are tired of trying to control every situation? Tired of another day of secretly striving to be the perfect Mother, Father, homemaker or bread winner. Are the roles we are acting out truly who we are or who we want to be or are we trying to be and do what society dictates?
How tired and exhausted or we? What would happen if we just stopped? Got off the wheel and just did nothing? Would life go on? Would things get done? Well....the answer is ... if we died today, yes things would go on. Life would continue. So then who or what or why are we living this stressed out life? Why is it ok to live this unfulfilling life?
Here is the answer to true happiness....ready?
 1. Stop thinking the world will quit rotating if we aren't constantly moving
2. Listen...take time to be quiet. Find a place and spend time alone with yourself and God. Let our mind and body rest.
3. Say no to things that in truth we don't have time for...it's ok
4. Quit trying to enroll our kids in everything to make them super humans. It stresses us to take them and stresses them to be so busy.
5. Stop trying to keep up with the Jones. They don't exist.
6. Live simple. Add value to people. Take time to love
7. And last but certainly first is put the right thing first. God! But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
Peace comes when we stop doing and start listening.
Take time for us!! Make time for those things that are important. We only get one chance.
Be blessed!!

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