When I was a boy, my Tlingit grandfather patiently guided me to realize that the only thing I could ever really control was myself. Throughout my career in law enforcement, I met so many individuals who didn’t understanding that attempting to control others is just an illusion, created by threats, rewards or consent.
If the world just understood that, how much better off would we all be?
— Walt Monegan
Anchorage
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