Terri Schiavo's Parents Seek Divorce on Her Behalf

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mistakes? what mistakes? there are choices that if we had to do over again, we would of course choose the mulligan, but for the most part the initial choice/mistake is less important than the one that follows. how do we face the consequences of our previous choices? scream and cry that it's unfair? complain that nothing ever works? shrug and keep going? acknowledge a lesson learned not dwell on the negative?

i think a lot of people (not necessarily you, catwoman) spend life chasing a happiness that seems unobtainable for them, because they are consumed by the things that they cannot control. if we first realize what is within our ability to control and then focus on these things life becomes a bit easier and certainly less stressful.

we can't control other people, the world, the broken water pipe, the cat puking on the carpet, you company's decision to downsize...

you can control your own decisions and actions. that doesn't mean that when someone hurts you, you smile and say "thank you, can i have another." you can choose to be miserable, angry, focused on revenge, etc. or you can acknowledge that at some point all people will disappoint you and make the best of the situation in front of you. you can't control events in the past but you can control your reaction to them.