insightful commentary

Stuff happens! Sometimes it’s good stuff. Sometimes it’s bad stuff. And, sometimes it falls somewhere in between. Most times there is little we can do to control it. I’ve seen street performers and wondered why they didn’t make the big time and someone who’s not as talented is splashed all over cable. Stuff happens. Although we may not be able to control a lot of the stuff that happens to us, there is stuff we can control. We can control our attitude toward stuff that happens. We can control how we respond to other people. The one thing we have greatest influence over is our self. When we take greater control over ourselves and orient toward the common good we discover that more good stuff tends to happen.

It’s nearly impossible to know why we do what we do. We may know why we do something some of the time. Other times, we may have no clue why we’re doing it. Are we doing it because we’ve always done it that way? Are we doing it because we’re fearful of what might happen if we don’t do it? Is it something we picked up by watching an alpha leader, aka mom or dad? Questions we can ask ourselves are, “Why am I doing this?” Is what I am doing no longer useful to me or others? Are there better alternatives? If we want to be free, we have to begin to question ourselves and our actions and be willing to change to something more beneficial.