See Also:
Life Lesson #93 – Carry Your Own Weight
Life Lesson #82 – Maintain Your Heading
Life Lesson #63 – Do What You Must Do
The Ben Carson Story
We’ve all known people whose lives were dramatically altered at some point by tragic circumstances totally beyond their control. Things like divorce, death, abuse, or neglect can really reduce our sense of self-worth.
While many people gain a great deal of compassion from their experiences, we also hear of people who greatly miss the mark of their potential because they had childhood family problems.
Listen, if you are one whose life has been affected by difficulty, it may be that the world will excuse you for inappropriate behavior saying, “Well, what could you expect?” But think how much better would it be to have them praise you, saying, “Look what he or she accomplished in spite of the situation!”
Taking charge of our own lives is not always the easiest thing to do, but it really can be done!
– Jim Lord