There are times when I need to remind myself...

I can't change everything.

I believe in personal empowerment and getting involved, but there are times when I need to remind myself that that there are some things I cannot impact in a meaningful way and I should let go.

I say should, because the letting go is not always easy.

This morning as I looked at the web sites around the world that help me know what the news is, I learnt that once again the UK (with France and the USA) has bombed Libya.

The NATO force has flown around 10,000 sorties with about 6000 of these being bombing missions. Over 1100 civilians, men, women and children have been killed by NATO and yet supposedly this adventure is to save the people of Libya from a tyrant.

Now we learn that another four aircraft will be brought into the battle.

A non-aggression pact has been ripped up by Italy and as a consequence a gas pipeline from Libya to Italy will not be pumping gas needed by industry and householders in Italy.

Barely  more than one year ago, Libyan Government services were being trained by British specialists. Britain sold arms and ammunition to Libya following Tony Blair's meeting with Ghaddafi in the desert, how things change.

As much as I support British forces, I can't support what is going on and worse yet, the taxes that I pay make me partly responsible for the carnage.

I have no way to change this situation.

All I can do is make my feelings known and let go. That letting go is not easy when we as a nation seem to have got this situation so badly wrong.