Question: How do I let go of things I can’t control?
A Dave and Heidi story: the cynical season or “life on the edge” and our first forest therapy attempt
Learning to let go of the outcome
Letting Go Tip #1 - Find a practice of noticing what we don’t control or can’t control
Example: stand in the woods or the yard and note the basic elements of nature around you that you can’t control
Letting Go Tip #2 - Read Job chapters 38-42
The duality of meaningfulness and meaninglessness
The duality of Challenge and acceptance
“Job’s in scripture because his life was hard, not because he was doing really well at it.”
When it feels like God is jacking around with you, building the trust
Letting Go Tip #3 - Finding non-judgment in nature and God
Nature can hold and contain our challenges
Psalm 51 - here’s my heart, insight in truth and love
Notice what confusion is present and bring it to God
Letting Go Tip #4 - Note the cost of control
Top three psychological impacts of tightly holding onto control -
Stress and anxiety
Relationship impact
Challenges with resilience based on adaptability
Letting Go Tip #4 - Try out an Ecclesiastical Mindset
Seasonal approach to living
What is it “a time for” right now, but also letting a new season come
Ecclesiastes 3 link: https://www.bible.com/bible/111/ECC.3.1-11.NIV
Open your hands to share it, don’t go it alone
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