Life Is What You Make It

“I am the master of my fate. The captain of my soul,” said William Ernest Henley. Life is full of surprises. They come in different forms — personal, emotional, physical or financial. Your life is your endowment. Be grateful for it and use this gift wholeheartedly. Life is a do-it-yourself assignment. You are accountable for the level of happiness and discontent in your life. So make your selections judiciously during your life’s journey. Your life is a lovely blossoming flower with abundant specially-decorated petals making up your unique experience; nurture it carefully.

Genuine victory comes from within. It is a process of what we do with our life. It is a wonderful chemistry of our abilities, passion, hard work and commitment. True success is something we earn privately and whose value we determine for ourselves. It is easy to travel back with a mind full of disappointment and even self-loathing after the moment is lost, but the truly brave thing to do is to find the silver lining in each circumstance or situation.

All characteristics of your life may never be just right. Learn to admire and accept this universal fact. This is the solution to healthy and wholesome living. “The happiest people don’t have the best of everything, but make the best of everything they have,” said Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius.

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