You cannot control

• sunset / sunrise
• others’ decisions
• your loved ones’ lives
• time moving forward
• health surprises
• history
• people’s perception
• nature
• the rate your hair grows
• your illness
• the loss of a loved one
• when the pen runs out of ink
• the price of gas
• the Faith of others
• the rules of a game that others created
• dogs’ preference for puking on a rug
• the mysterious persistance of dust
• your children’s dramas
• how much you are needed

BUT

You can control

• how you react
• how you interpret
• how you assert
• how you love (yourself AND others)
• how you sacrifice
• how you refrain from judging
• how you measure success
• how you value silence
• how you respect differences
• how you care for your life
• how you pick your battles 

Please add your items if you have others.

***I send love to a close family member who is today having surgery.***

Be well,

Jen