Events + Response = Outcome

 I'm responsible for my life. Regardless of what has or has not happened in my life, 

the outcome is really up to me. Although we all have challenging situations that are beyond our control, each of us has a responsibility to ourselves and others to create the best possible outcome, given the circumstances at hand. It is true that bad things happen. That is a fact. Innocent people die, others are abused or neglected, natural disasters hit, injustice occurs every day in our world.

If we are to overcome any of those circumstances, we must release what is beyond our control, and hold fast to do what we can to have the best possible outcome. We must always ask - What do I want? What is happening? What is my part in it? What can I do about it?