Consequences are not always the result of our own choices.

The political choices of other people have resulted in consequences I have not enjoyed.  Eight years of Barack Obama is one at the forefront of my mind.  Even though I did not vote for him or support his political agenda I have been subjected to the consequences.  Some affected me significantly and very personally.  Still, I lived through it.

Children don’t get to choose where they are born or live.  Their parents make those choices and the children simply deal with it, for better or worse.  Wives make choices that produce consequences for husbands.  Husbands do the same.

The serenity prayer is worth considering, “God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,Courage to change the things I can,And wisdom to know the difference.”  Some people have turned it around, choosing a moto of “Change the things I cannont accept”.  That’s fine to a point, but some things are not changeable.

Life is filled with unexpected events which have nothing to do with our own actions.  The choices we have are obvious; either live unhappily or deal with it.

I choose to deal with it.  Where I can change things for the better, I will.  If circumstances resulting from someone else’s choices (or my own for that matter) are unchangeable, I will find a way to live successfully in spite of it.

Choices made by others can’t control my response.

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