Pay attention

In today's world it is fashionable to love the underdog.  It is exciting to love the top dog, but most of us fall somewhere in between.

No one's life is as perfect as it appears.  A different tolerance for pain makes it almost impossible for one person to really know how another one feels.

Life is much more controllable than it seems.  Decisions are made in every instant and each one of them changes something.

My ability to learn from my decisions separates me from everyone else.  It is the turning point between misery and relative content.

There are givens.  All the major holidays come every year about the same time.  There is no mystery here.  Plan accordingly.  Most rent, mortgage payments, utilities and food bills come every month with disgusting regularity.  Expect them.  Everything I put in my mouth does something to my body.  What that is, is sometimes the mystery.  Figure that out and health is not so problematic.

As Einstein said, insanity is "doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."  

Part of the joy in living is learning what works and what doesn't.  The happier person pays attention.