Change Control

When are we going to let go of the things we can't control? Or maybe I should make this one personal. I feel I generalize my personal opinions, attempting to standardize my point of view across a large spectrum. But maybe this is an instance where I don't really follow the general flow, and can't find the right sequence of words that would convince anyone that the way I am in correct. Or maybe I don't want to explore that possible combination, since I in fact do not agree with the way I am. But how often are we truly able to change the way we are?

My lead in to this little outburst was letting go of things we can't control. Depending on the situation, it can be hard for me to accept that no matter my efforts, no matter my charm or wit or intelligence or logic, there are situations that are decided by other factors, or have already been decided. I guess it's pretty simple to figure out why this could be a problem. So since I already exhausted that topic, let's move on.

Two topics, one post. Consider yourself lucky.

So can we actually change ourselves? Seriously. We can change the way we act and change the way we eat and change the people we talk to and change the shows we watch, but deep down, seventeen layers under the skin that we reside in, are we any different?

The answer is yes. The answer is 100% yes. People, classes, books, hell tv shows, jokes, everything. It all changes us. So as much as me not getting along with the inability to control situations can be changed. So then maybe it's not the situations that need to be changed, but it's me that could use a change. And it's not impossible to do that these days.

So maybe I need an addendum to one of my favorite quotes. 'If you don't like it, change it. If you can't change it, change the way you look at it.' Well if you can't change the way you look at, maybe you can change yourself. Maybe.