Originally Posted by TooDoLittleIzALot

The Ability to Respond: Responsibility
"I am responsible.
Although I may not be able to prevent the worst from happening,
I am responsible for my attitude toward the inevitable misfortunes that darken life.
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character
and the quality of my life.
I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness,
immobilized by the gravity of my loss,
or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have
- life itself." -- Walter Anderson