Hi Beth,

In my view it is simple. It is all about attitude. Some years ago I ran across a statement in support of this principle. I just searched the same phrase to find a long list of highly variable commentators using the same premise. So by all means - take stock, but the real trick is to adopt a positive stance. As I recall the original piece - "Your are the only problem you will ever have and you are the solution."

Posted by Tim Edwards

(Tim later sent the following statement which he had referenced in his note above)

Attitude

The longer I live, the more I realise the impact of attitude on life. It is more important than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than whatever anyone might say or do, it is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. The remarkable thing is that we have the choice to create the attitude we have for today and every day of our lives. We cannot change the past. We cannot change the way other people act. We cannot change the inevitable. The one thing we can change is the only thing that we have total control over and that is our attitude. I am convinced that life is 10% what actually happens to us and 90% how we react to it.

A Really Wise Guy