Daily Idea #63: In My Control

I don’t know about you, but over the last few days I have been feeling like everything is out of my control; it’s been difficult to get some perspective back.

I found this exercise to be extremely helpful (even as an adult) to help understand what is in our own power to control and of what we have to let go.

To begin, make an outline of your hand/your child’s hand. Label inside the hand, “What I Can Control”, and the space outside of the hand, “Out of My Control”.

Once you have that completed, start naming some things that are out of our control and write them outside of the hand. When that space is full, list things that are in our control and put them inside the hand.

It makes for a nice visual to understand how our actions and feelings are things that we have power over versus the outside world. You can then discuss how one effects the other.