Quotes About Control

I can never be in charge of how other people are going to perceive me, because that's their opinion and they're entitled to it. Again, I can't control that. The only thing I can control is my character, which comes from my thoughts and the love I have inside, not my reputation and what other people think of me.

Tus pensamientos son algo que tú controlas y que tiene su origen en ti

Think of the need to control as a signal to allow

In order to master this kind of fulfillment, you'll need to repeat endlessly that your mind really is your own and that you are capable of controlling your own feelings. The remainder of this book will be an effort to help you in your personal goals by having you begin precisely that repetition of such themes: you can choose, and your present moments are yours for the enjoying—if you decide to be in charge of you.

Be conscious of all of your thoughts, changing them midstream if necessary.

Decide that any and all unhappiness that you choose will never be the result of someone else, but rather that it will be the result of you and your own behavior. Remind yourself constantly that any externally caused unhappiness reinforces your own slavery, since it assumes that you have no control over yourself or them, but they have control over you.

You can either be a host to God, or a hostage to your ego.

Lembre-se de que a vingança é apenas uma outra maneira de ser controlado pelos outros. Faça o que você, não eles, decidir que deve fazer.

Keep track of situations that occur spontaneously or out of the realm of your control.

Even if you are deliberately avoiding dominant people (parent, spouse, boss, child), you are still being controlled by them in their absence if you are experiencing emotional immobilization because of them.

Keep in mind that you have no responsibility to make others happy. Others make themselves happy. Thus, you may truly enjoy the company of another, but if you feel it is your mission to make them happy, then you are a dependent who will also feel gloom when the other person is down. Or even worse, you'll feel as though you let him down. You are responsible for your own emotions and so is everyone else. No one has control over your feelings, except you.

Living by Natural Law This verse speaks of a natural law that's unaffected by ego. The message? You're not in charge—you never have been, and you never will be. So you're advised to let go of any ideas you have about controlling anything or anyone, including yourself.

It's up to you to recognize that your belief that ego can control life is an illusion.

I could think back to my encounters with rules and regulations that didn't seem to make much sense to me, and have empathy for my children's frustrations. I understood as a very young boy that to blindly follow rules just because they're rules is to lose control over your whole life.

You can't control the outside world but you can control what happens inside.

Give up needing to control. Begin a conscious program of surrendering, and allowing your world and everyone in it to do as they are ordained to do.

Power vs. Force. In this remarkable book, Dr. Hawkins

circumstances don't determine your state of mind, for that power rests with you. When you maintain a peaceful inner posture, even in the midst of chaos, you change your life.

You can steer while still enjoying this glorious ride, but if you elect to fight it, you'll ultimately get pulled under by its current. This is true for every aspect of your life: The more you push against it, the more resistance you create.

You can't control the outside world but you can control what happens inside book

Remember, the power is always within you.

Benjamin Franklin once observed, "While we may not be able to control all that happens to us, we can control what happens inside us.

circumstances don't determine your state of mind, for that power rests with you.

You are the person responsible for how you feel. You feel what you think, and you can learn to think differently about anything—if you decide to do so.