There are times that we are honest with ourselves and others for the pure purpose of being honest about our feelings. There are other times when we are honest because we are angry and want the honesty to hurt others. Control comes up in my life over and over again. However, you cannot control your life; you can only live your life. You can live your life any way you want in that you can choose your feelings about what is going on around you and who you surround yourself with. It is hard to give up control and live life to the fullest but life is good whether you are happy or not. Sometimes I know I get consumed with the pursuit of happiness and miss the fact that happiness is being surrounded by people who love and care about you. You cannot choose how people love you but you can choose to feel the love they give. Take time to feel the love. “Right now is a wonderful time in your life if you choose to see it that way”—is anything a mistake or are they just lessons? Life is a sum total of lessons and experiences that make us who we are. Life is a learning process-some lessons are more painful than others but that is just the way it is. All good experiences would not make us who we are today.