Letting go of the things I can't control and focusing on what I can.
I'm going to key to your first point, like we always want everything to work in our way, forgetting that there's are some things we can control no matter how hard you might try.
The awareness of the typhoon was made , but you don't Know is will be so disastrous to that extent.
We should always be prepared for the worse to come , because just like you said, we'll not always have the power to control things , but above all everything we encountered we should be thankfull to God, there's nothing Worth more life.. though we might loose something but we we should be appreciative for the one we still have with us... moments like this will always prepare us to be more stronger.
To those people that are badly affected by the typhoon, may God see them through to pass through the phase of their tough moment, it's gonna be alright...send love and peace to them wherever they are.
I came across your post via @dreemport. stay safe and be strong