if i recognize it-- can i change??

[mhealer3]

lately it's been very upsetting to me when little things go wrong.
i'm sure i'm overreacting. but why do i expect so much?
i don't like being demanding, but i obsess about the details.
how can i stop this?
am i acting the same miserable way that my parents acted toward me?
God, please help me--i don't want to be a nit-picky critical person anymore.
i'm especially hard on myself.
i pray i can learn 2 enjoy my life.
up until now, it's been one long punishment

[Mr. Nobody]

one answer could be to honestly say " thy will be done"

there's a famous saying " man proposes,. God disposes"

having faith that what is happening is what was meant to happen can work miracles.

if we just do what we can and leave the rest to nature, then that's all we can do,.. you can't control everything,.. and that's where the frustration seems to be coming in

[Aelwyn]

Can you give examples of what you are talking about?

[Ruby1]

I am just the same! It's like i have to control everything in life or bad things will happen and when bad things do happen, even if there was nothing i could do about it, i blame myself! Doh!

We gotta try to let go of the reigns a wee bit, to have a bit of faith that when we do it'll be okay.....and even if something bad did happen, we are stronger and more able than we think

[mhealer3]

thanks all...
esp jerry