So much of life comes down to control.

Understanding what we cannot control,

while simultaneously capitalizing and making the most of the things that we can.

A constant awareness that's critical to our evolution.

Epictetus wrote,

We must be at once cautious and courageous.

Courageous in what does not depend upon choice.

And cautious in what does.

And this idea has been shared many, many times in many ways over the centuries.

Another of which a lot of folks have heard is the serenity prayer, right?

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,

the courage to change the things I can,

and the wisdom to know the difference.

But regardless of how it's said and who it's said to,

the point is the same.

There are things we cannot control

that we must find a way to stop exerting There are things we cannot control

that we must find a way to stop exerting ourselves,

stop exhausting our energy on.

They are, as the saying goes, what they are.

These obstacles are immovable. And rather than continue to push and push and push

with all our strength and energy, our time is best suited, learning to effectively navigate them.

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