Tag: Control

All we can do

car accident
Yesterday’s bike ride to the gym. This is where the vehicle was removed and pulled back out onto the road to take away.

 

car accident
The vehicle came off the road, onto the sidewalk about 100 feet past my bike. My bike marks where the vehicle went off the sidewalk and into the grass.

 

car accident
The vehicle narrowly missed the fire hydrant and came to rest at the forest’s edge.

 

missing person poster
Seven miles later and one block from the gym, i passed this poster.

 

missing person poster
Unimaginable pain (and hope) twelve years later. It’s the same design from 2006, and they were everywhere. But they all faded over the years. This is a fresh poster, less than a month old. i pass this exact spot three times a week.

 

Horse back riding in residential area
One street away from home, a neighbor on her horse (right).

 

All we can do is all we can do.

So then the question becomes, “How do we know if we are doing all we can do?”

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You have control over the most powerful computer ever made

You have control over the most powerful computer ever made.

i refuse to believe we are not capable.

(of course there are exceptions to every rule)

That said, if you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right.

So the obvious choice is to make it so.

 

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We talked about controllable and uncontrollables

Disney 25 year service award
This was my 25th Disney anniversary recognition by my leader, Tom Madden, in 2009.

 

Larry and i hadn’t communicated for 30 years. As we spent five hours catching up, he responded to a section of our conversation where i had made significant changes in my life (2008-2009), particularly starting a business and the plan to retire from Disney at 55 (i was 49 at the time i made the plan).

Larry said something i had never considered. He said:

You took control of your life.

i had never considered that notion. In fact, it seemed quite the opposite. So i shared with him that perhaps in relinquishing control, i gained control.

It wasn’t until i surrendered everything to God that i was able to “take control” of my life.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our spiritual health. To leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s career health website, click here.

 

Thy will be done

Orange County Zoning hearing room
Before yesterday’s special request for zoning variances that determine the school’s future.

 

Thy will be done. Learning to surrender to what is uncontrollable is a constant balance of discerning what is controllable and what isn’t.

Meanwhile, the best strategy i have found is to pray for peace and contentment while simultaneously remaining determined.

A bit like driving with one foot on the gas and the other on the brake.

A huge lesson in patience (and faith) to let things unfold as they should.

 

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On April Fool’s Day 2009, jeff noel began writing five daily, differently-themed blogs (on five different sites). It was to be a 100-day self-imposed “writer’s bootcamp”, in preparation for writing his first book. He hasn’t missed a single day since.

This website is about our spiritual health. To leave this site to read today’s post on jeff’s career health website, click here.

 

Facebook spirit

iPhone 6s passcode screen
Try again, to improve, or just settle for doing what the Herd is doing?

 

Facebook spirit, aka our emotional attachment to Facebook.

Is our self-worth tied to likes, comments, number of “friends”?

Is our self worth tied to the joy, excitement, accomplishment, and love demonstrated in our posts?

Is our self worth tied to the diversity of our life – the well-rounded front we share?

Is our self worth an illusion because we (generally, and of course there are exceptions) post only our life’s “highlight” reel?

 

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