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| IT'S UP TO YOU It's not what happens to you that can make your life or break it. The thing that really matters is the way you choose to take it. You can have a "pity party" and say life's not worth the living, Or find some place that needs the love and help you could be giving. You can crawl into a shell, and reach a state of deep depression, Or count the many blessings you still have in your possession. You can say that life's not fair, and that you simply cannot bear it, Or seek what's good in life, and find a way that you can share it. No, it's not what happens that decides the winning or the losing. It's how you take it -- and you'll find it's strictly your own choosing. � by Betty Jo Mings http://www.bettyjomings.truepath.com Betty Jo lives in Garden Grove, California, with Rowland, her husband of over 50 years. She has three children and six grandchildren who all love the Lord. She started writing poems as a child, about the same time she received God's gift of eternal life. She has had countless poems and articles published in books, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, and anthologies. Her writings are also available on her personal Website at http://www.bettyjomings.truepath.com A book of her poems titled "Poems For The Common Man" has just been released. To order call toll-free 1-888-280-7715 or visit www.1stbooks.com, www.amazon.com, or www.barnesandnoble.com. If you would like an autographed copy please contact Betty Jo at Email address - [email protected] This is included on my site with the author's permission. Terms of use: each selected writing is to be used in its entirety (correction for grammatical errors accepted), with credits in tact, for non-profit purposes. For any other use, please contact me or the author. Also, please let me or the author know as you publish her writings. It is a blessing to know that one's labor of love is not in vain, that writings are being used ~ where they can help make a difference. |