Becky,

Wonderful message that is so simple yet so easily passed up in our daily lives.

First, I loved the distinction that Saul makes in his response, "We don't CONTROL that."  There are many things that are, truthfully, beyond our control. Yet our potential for INFLUENCE remains.

Second, it is all too easy to submit ourselves to the role of victim by announcing that the proverbial "somebody should" do something about it, whatever the circumstantial "it" is in life at the moment.  We need others like you to ask of us, "Is there something YOU can do?" (the ultimate role of a coach is to ask this question.)

Here is my simple credo:

Maybe I can't change what HAS happened, but by golly I sure am responsible for what happens next!