But the attitude we chose to bring to the situation can make all the difference in the world. We can chose to let our problems make us bitter. Or we can chose, with the grace of God, not to let our problems overwhelm us, or drive us to self pity or to evil actions. The choice is ours . We may not be responsible for creating the situation in which we find ourselves, but we are responsible for the attitude and actions, positive or negative, we chose as our response.
Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.
A couple had gone away and enjoyed a wonderful weekend together. Upon returning home they found that, while they were gone, their house had been robbed, stripped of all the cherished belongings. Quite naturally, their first reaction was anger. They felt that they, and their private space, had been violated. But then they caught themselves.