I totally agree with you on this. However, we may not have started out as "controlling" or "caretakers", but somewhere along the way, the work and responsibilities tended to fall to us to pick up. These are definitely lessons we all need to learn...
Sit quietly, the answers will reveal themselves when you least expect them to. The past is gone, the present is a gift and you need to focus on today, allow the future to reveal itself when it is ready.