"Not being able to govern events, I govern myself."

A quote by Montaigne that suits the day . . . or would suit the day if I were able to practice what the quote suggests.

I wholeheartedly (contrary to what many of you may suspect) believe that what Montaingne was saying about not trying to govern those things beyond your control is a healthy and productive way to go through life. If only it were that simple . . .

I wonder what Montaingne would say about interactions with other people who expect you to not only govern yourself, but to govern any event with which you are even vaguely associated. So if you touched a piece of paper related to a meeting you should be able to govern the meeting . . . in its entirety. This is my current situation. I am expected to control things and meetings that I never see nor attend.

So although I love the quote, it offers little assurance in situations involving people who expect more than is possible.