In his recent post in the Huffington Times, “God, Life and Spiritual Practice of Surrendering ‘Complete’ Control”, Rabbi Will Berkowitz puts a faith based/religious slant on the practice of letting go of control. He advocates what he calls...
Valentine’s Day is almost here. What better time to focus on enhancing your “Love Flow”. It’s easier than you might think. Simply let go of Love Control. Intimate relations are fertile grounds for controlling actions...
The workplace is where humanity’s primal drive for sustenance and survival is most prominently played out. As such, it is a hot bed for control driven behavior and practices. Some graciously refer to this compulsion to control at work as just...
Excessive control adversely impacts us emotionally, spiritually, creatively, and financially. The intensity of controlling actions literally blinds us and we are unable to see the opportunities, nor be aware of the beauty, that is before us. ...
This past month has been an extremely disappointing time for the world champion Los Angeles Lakers. They not only lost big to their prime time opponents, the Miami Heat, but to decidedly weaker teams as well. Following a recent lopsided loss...
The holiday season is a time of great stress and anxiety for most people. We are forced to plod through heavy traffic, wade through crowded stores with too few sales clerks, incur unwanted financial burdens, and attend family gatherings fraught...
I have found that trusting my sound intuition invariably results in my making much better life decisions—particularly with respect to those situations that involve numerous pros and cons, or in which not all the key facts are known. Not everyone...
Many of us recognize the benefits of letting go of control and have a strong desire to do so, but struggle with it. That’s perfectly understandable when you consider that we have been raised and have always lived in a control based world. ...
The Terrible Slump “I’ve been in a terrible slump,” laments the star baseball player. “No matter how hard I try, I can’t seem to shake it. I’ve been taking extra batting practice for the past week, and that’s only made things worse. But I am...
A major benefit of letting go of control is that it expands your life options. The very intensity and obsessiveness of our controlling actions obscure our vision, and we literally are unable to see the opportunities that are right...
As I have begun sharing and speaking about the benefits of giving up control, it has been especially rewarding that my message has resonated so strongly with people. I have found that so many people are ready to let go. Quite simply, they...
