The Anchorage Driveway: The Law of Personal Sovereignty and the 10-Lane Matrix
Pulling into a shelter for men in Anchorage, Alaska, there was a man standing dead center in the middle of the driveway. In order to get in, Jerry had to drive around him. He didn’t honk, he didn’t yell; he just quietly, politely drove right over the curb, giving the man plenty of distance.
When asked why on earth that guy was blocking the driveway, the answer came back clear as glass:
“Where his two feet are connected to the ground is the only thing in his life he can control. Let him have it.”
That is the ultimate truth of human existence. You cannot control the global chaos, the traffic, or whether someone tries to kick over your Scottie dog or your shoe on the Monopoly board of life. But you have absolute, 100% control over the 360-degree, surround-sound sensory mainframe where your own two feet hit the pavement.
While you are here on this Earth, this sensory system is the only vehicle you get to drive. Taking care of your peace means mastering the data pouring into that vehicle at hyper-velocity.