My life is like a conversation. It works when I don’t try to control it. It winds through time, making moments and memories best without me in charge. If trust my thoughts and dreams, I don’t find myself wandering aimlessly or roaming without a cause.
With a focus on what I believe, my days filter paths setting me always toward my goal.
Around the next corner, with the next sunrise, inside the next breath is my next choice. In the next breeze is my next vision. I can be whomever I am willing to invest my life in.
Up the path, down the road, across the field is an opportunity, not a place I must go. I’ll miss one to take one. If I know, then I know. When I find out, I’ll decide which is mine.
I am my life.
It’s not a hard thought to take on.
I am my life. I let go, because I can.
How do you think about what’s around the next curve ahead?
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Arielle Scott says
July 24, 2008 at 12:41 AMHey Liz,
I completely agree with this post and I was having similar feelings earlier today. My biggest issue is handling the fear of not knowing the future and trying to control it with my present actions.
Do you get nervous about allowing fate to take control?
Keli Whidden says
July 24, 2008 at 7:16 AMWow, Liz! Beautiful, I am so glad yours was the first blog I read this morning. Now ready to flow into my life today. Thanks.
Brad Shorr says
July 24, 2008 at 8:13 AMHow inspirational, Liz. I love not knowing what’s around the corner. Maybe that’s the fundamental attraction of conversation: you never know what’s coming next. Control has its advantages, but it has too big drawbacks. Control is boring. Control is eternally frustrating because you can never have it totally. Here’s to mystery!
ME Liz Strauss says
July 24, 2008 at 8:48 AMHi Arielle,
When I get nervous, I remind myself that I can only do what I can do and the decisions I need to make will happen when I need to make them. 🙂
Karen Putz says
July 24, 2008 at 8:48 AMI love the winding paths, the many choices and the way the journey of life unfolds– that’s what makes it all so exciting.
Vicky H says
July 24, 2008 at 8:58 AMI am constantly amazed how much personal satisfaction comes from following your passion & dreams. What I mean by this is that it’s an ongoing thing. I expected to feel great at those milestone moments, but was not expecting the joy of the little mundane stuff.
I wish in a way I had figured this out 15 years ago, but I probably wouldn’t have appreciated it. Happily living in the now with my new great friends
Again, great post for a greater understanding of finding out who we ‘really are & meant to be’.
Vicky H
ME Liz Strauss says
July 24, 2008 at 11:01 AMHi Keli!
Welcome! Great to meet you! Glad you stopped by here first thing too. 🙂
ME Liz Strauss says
July 24, 2008 at 11:02 AMI so agree, Brad!
Control is eternally frustrating for that reason. It tears at our confidence when can’t master it, and we forget that it’s so much better not to.
ME Liz Strauss says
July 24, 2008 at 11:03 AMHi Karen!
Boring is a life sentence that would be no comfort for me. I like the adventure too much. 🙂
ME Liz Strauss says
July 24, 2008 at 11:04 AMHi Vicky,
The joy in your words makes me smile. 🙂
Cath Lawson says
July 24, 2008 at 8:08 PMHi Liz – that is beautiful and so is the picture.
I used to really stress about what was around the corner. I’d even worry months in advance about silly things, like what if I didn’t collect enough money owed in, in time to pay my tax bill.
But over the last few months, many things have changed. I’ve been inspired by so many positive people like you in the blogosphere and I feel as though I’m going in the right direction. And now, it feels more exciting not knowing what’s around the corner. Instead of worrying, I feel excited.
ME Liz Strauss says
July 24, 2008 at 8:54 PMHi Cath,
Once I figured out that worrying only made me feel badly — that it didn’t change much — I started concentrating on action whenever I got that worried feeling. It took a while to break the habit, but it’s not a habit anymore.
Looking forward to good things makes room for them.
I’m thrilled that you found so many who support you. I feel lucky I got to know you as a friend.