Good Morning,

  

It is human nature to want to control our destiny. There is nothing wrong with this.  Planning is important.  Making things happen to plan is important.

Too often, though, we overestimate our importance and our sphere of control, whether we be in business, civic organizations or government.  This realization jumped out at me a number of years ago as I was flying across the country.  I was looking down on the world at 35,000 feet.  I couldn't make out a single human being.  I could see small lines that were roads but no cars or trucks.  It made me realize that in the overall scheme of things, individually, we have a lot less control than we like to imagine.  

Control what you can.  Don't worry about what you can't.  Live each day to its fullest.  Plan for your future.  Understand that this world is a whole lot larger than we are, no matter how much power and control we think we have. Realize that there is a power significantly larger and with far more control than we can hope for.

Jim