The guest speaker left a unique impression on the class. “The thing one might control is internal, not external, not out there in the big bad whirled. The day one realizes things remain largely unchanged, the Trudeaus replace the Harpers, the Bidens the Trumps, etc., is the day you actually get a little closer to seeing without filters. New record companies, new managers, new bass players. Are the problems fixed? Did the problem with her last boyfriend change after the new boyfriend appeared? Only one reaction is ever in one’s control, and it is not outside of you.