You have control over your actions and choices but not over their consequences. Knowing this, you can step in the direction that seems most evolutionary and trust that either you will get what you want or you will learn something of great value.
"He who would be serene and pure needs but one thing: detachment." ~ Meister Eckhart
Many wisdom traditions teach that the path to happiness and spiritual enlightenment lies in letting go of attachment. This doesn't mean renouncing your desires or living the life of an ascetic. Instead, you set an intention then relinquish your attachment to the outcome. The Bhagavad Gita states,
"Yoga is perfect evenness of mind. Seek refuge in the attitude of detachment and you will amass the wealth of spiritual awareness. Those who are motivated only be desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do. When consciousness is unified, however, all vain anxiety is left behind. There is no cause for worry, whether things go well or ill. Therefore, devote yourself to the disciplines of yoga, for yoga is skill in action."
Attachment is based on fear and insecurity. When you forget your true self - which is pure consciousness, pure potentiality - you begin to believe that you need something outside of yourself to make you happy. At a deep level, however, you know that happiness can be lost and therefore has the potential to bring you pain. The only way out of this dilemma is releasing your attachment to a specific result.
Today, step into the field of all possibilities, set your intentions, take action, and let the universe take care of the outcome.
source: The Chopra Center 21 Days of Inspiration
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