life is...

... tough.
... what you make of it.

we have all heard those phrases.  right?   i am making an assumption.  if you haven't then stop, go outside and talk to somebody until you hear it.

welcome back.

my personal feeling is that the 2 statements should be combined into:
"LIFE IS TOUGH BECAUSE OF HOW YOU MAKE IT"


to often people do not acknowledge their own component in where their life is.   when all is well, it is "hey I did that".  but, when it is bad, it is "hey they did that".   i am no different.   i have said both those statements, and sometimes as a run-on sentence.  :)    now of course we live in a big world with extensive interactions with people, groups, etc.   and, anytime you have that many interactions there will always be some things that aren't in your best interest.  

BUT.

i recently had an adventure that made this new statement seem very obvious to me.   it is the choices we make that define our life.   and, if you make 'bad' choices then of course life is gonna get tougher.  so, find a way to make smarter and better decisions.  will this eliminate all the toughness of life?  hell no.  but, it will sure as hell minimize it.

Editorial Note:
i had really big plans for this thought initially.  was really gonna drop the word-hammer on it.
well, i got tied up into other stuff and the train never really got the steam going to power through.
i am sure my loyal reader(s) can understand and are laughing now.

-just a few more thoughts