In the same way, you cannot control that you…

In the same way, you cannot control that you are going to Los Angeles today. You can only intend to go to Los Angeles today and then take the prudence steps to get there. This could include buying a plane ticket, taking an Uber to the airport, getting on the plane, etc but in each one of these steps, something can come up and derail or the plane your expectations or your intent. Therefore you do not have exclusive control, although it may feel like you do.

— from Failure & Resilience (Challenge/Failure/Perseverance/Accountability/Flexibility/Resilience)

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