Quote: This time, NG got the map before I could even settle down - a very pleasant surprise - he plotted the route and all.
This is great! Did you affirm him in some way for doing this? Show your appreciation?
Quote: I find the more I let go, the more I'm enjoying life
That's what I find to be one of the great paradoxes of life. The less we try to control, the more control we actually have (e.g. you want to enjoy life ~> you stop trying to control what others do in order to find enjoyment ~> you find more enjoyment!) Isn't that great! Yay Slowly!
