Control

As we move into full-speed on the holiday juggernaut, it seems like things are a little out of step. Instead of looking forward to the big day, many of us are looking over our shoulder, wondering if the furlough or layoff is coming. For those who have jobs, they are doing the work of three, picking up the slack for those co-workers already gone. I see the stress of all of this coming out in those around me, as shorter tempers or fatigue or just plain withdrawal.

All of this makes me wonder about the concept of control. Did we ever have it? Were we fooling ourselves by thinking we could really affect the outcome of this life?

For me, I've simply come to the conclusion that control is relative. I can choose to get out of bed, and to put on a happy face and to try to brighten my little corner of the world. After that, it's only God's guess as to what the future holds.

I can live with that.