Outside Our Control...

One of the most important lessons I’ve learned in recent years is that our lives are made up of things we can control and things we cannot - I can control how I work, how I act, the decisions I make and the effort I put in, but I cannot control those things for others.

Rather than let me off the hook (“it’s not my fault”) I use this lesson to remind myself of my responsibilities (“yes, but have I done what I said I would do ?”) and to give me strength when things aren’t going my way (“what can I do to make things better”).

I can’t speak for you, but for me, I find it comforting and empowering to know that there is so very much outside my control…