THE THINGS WE CAN CONTROL

So many things in life are out of our control

We don’t control the sun, the moon,, the stars, the wind…the rain

We don’t control those moments when our heart fills up with pain.

Perhaps then while we’re alive it should be our goal

to do the best that we can do….with the things we can control.

We cannot control our past…and the future’s not always in our hands…

but we can control how we treat the animals…and how we treat the land.

We can control how we treat others…if we are unkind or humane

We can control if we cause another person’s happiness…or pain.

If we make treating the animals, 

the land around us 

and people 

with compassion as our goal….

It becomes much easier to accept those things that are out of our control.

For they will be there to support us through the uncontrollable winds and rain

and they will be there when we need them most…when our hearts fill up with pain.