You Can Only Control 5% of Your Life
Make the choice to focus on how you’ll be remembered, in a world where most things are beyond your control.
Joe was my brother-in-law for 30 years.
He died yesterday after a lengthy complicated lung issue, he was 76 years old. The issue was not COVID-19 related but from years of smoking.
He left behind a whole family of people who loved him.
His death made me reflect on how all of our lives take shape. There were so many factors beyond his control, and yet he managed to be remembered as a kind, generous, and thoughtful person. He purchased a coat for himself and really loved that coat. This inspired him to buy one for everyone he cared about, so they too could share in his joy. Now, when he’s gone, I’ll remember him every time I wear that coat.
We Don’t Get Any Choices in Our Starting Circumstances
We arrive on this planet out of nothing and into the skin we are born with. And we’re given no choice in the matter.
No choice who our parents would be.
No choice where we are going to be born, as in what part of the world.
No choice how long we might stay on this planet. No choice in the color of your skin, eyes, hair, or any aspect of what our…
