Most things are out of your control. You have a say, but life is largely happening to you, not because of you. Yet we live as though we’re owed something, as though reality should obey us.

Calm your wants. Shorten your list of desires. Dampen your expectations. Take life more as it comes instead of trying to force it into what you think it should be. Do what you can and let go of the rest. Letting go actually helps you see what you can do.