So Much 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 can’t - I can control how I work, how I act, the decisions I make and the effort I put in, but I can’t control those things for others.

But rather than let myself 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, there are times I find it comforting and even empowering to know that there is so very much outside my control…