The Trichotomy of Control

1. There are things over which we have total control - I can choose to write these words, or I can choose not to, and the decision is totally up to me.

2. There are things over which we have zero control - the sun is going to rise and set today, regardless of whether there are clouds, and it is going to do the same tomorrow.

3. There are things over which we have some (but not complete) control - I have no control over whether you read these words, but I can turn up every day and write them.

Sunrises aside, the list of things over which we still have plenty of control is way longer that fear would have us believe…