It’s hard to separate work from the ideal scenario for my life that I keep in my head. Career success is a pretty big component of what I think it means to live well. The problem with this is that real life doesn’t always cooperate with my ideals. I might work hard, make what I think will be “good career moves,” and things still may not turn out the way I wanted.

I’ve heard in a meeting, “My life is none of my business.” Is it possible that I’m not responsible for the outcome of my choices, because only the choice itself is in my hands? This is a difficult idea to accept. But when I turn my will and my life over to the care of God, I commit to making peace with that reality.

Today I will make the best choices I can, do everything in my power–and then let my Higher Power take care of the rest. I will lean on gratitude to help me see the goodness in where I am today.