When you think about it, we don't have control over many things in our lives.  We didn't get to decide who our parents were, the time we grew up in or other people in our lives.  As from the book One Month to Live by Kerry & Chris Shook, what we do have control over is how we choose to spend that little dash of time between the two dates of your earthly existence. Making a commitment to yourself to be aware of your adversities, your beliefs and feelings on a day to day basis can be one of the most important gifts that you give to yourself.  As Martha Washington said, "I have learned from experience, that the greater part of our happiness depends on our dispositions and not on our circumstances."  Have a good weekend.  

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