Some weeks ago, I was driving home in the evening. It was just after 8:00 PM—the sun had set, but there was still light in the sky. As the two lanes opened up to three, I took the third lane. Seconds later, a car turned right on the red light, slowly entering the lane in front of me. No doubt, they had looked left, saw the empty lane and turned right. They couldn't have anticipated a car entering that lane the moment they turned away. I couldn't have anticipated a car slowly moving into the intersection.

I had no time to stop. They had no time to accelerate to the speed I was driving, even if they had noticed me. Instinctively, I swerved, avoiding a certain accident in front of me. Luckily, there had been no one in the lane beside me. I hadn't had time to check before acting.

I was shaken—playing in my mind what could have happened. I had made a decision on insufficient information and had gotten lucky.

I often feel like I'm making decisions on insufficient information, as life flashes by at 80 km/hr. But, just as I did that evening, I always collect myself and carry on.

Maya Angelou said, "You may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them." In that same spirit, I may not have all the information I need to make the best decision, but I can decide to give myself grace when hindsight reveals whether I chose the right lane.