John Wooden once said:  “Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.’

Now that’s really something, isn’t it?

Sometimes, we can’t do a darn thing about something.  It could be an “anything” at all in this life of ours.

There are moments when the world seems a little overwhelming to me. So many injustices. Unending  violence, strife, prejudice, discrimination, hunger, pain and suffering.  At big levels.  Globally.

And me…. I am a speck.  A little dot on the surface.  So much I cannot do.  But.

I am reminded by people like John Wooden that I shouldn’t let what I can’t do interfere with what I can.

What I can.

Today I can lend a hand, an ear, a smile.  I can give someone a compliment or tell them that I appreciate them.

Is it enough?  Probably not.  But I guess it beats doing nothing at all… or conversely… acting in the other direction.

As much as I’d like to save the planet… unfortunately… I don’t have it in me.  My magic wand has been on the blink for a long time.  But… I will try to make little bits of magic where I can, when I can.  What I can.

So.   Abracadabra.  Presto Chango.

And Poof.

Life is “trying things to see if they work”  – Ray Bradbury