Today is day to recognize that mistakes happen it is our responses that affect the quality of the next moment and ultimately our lives.

I know I am responsible for my choices, I am not however always responsible for their outcomes. There are an infinite number of other forces at work every moment of every day. I am on this planet with other people making their own choices. Nature has its own will it seems, plants, animals, bugs and organisms so small one would need a powerful microscope to see them all can influence outcomes.

I can make the same choice everyday and one day through no fault of my own it can negative consequences. For example I can walk the dogs on the same path and pehpaps one day a snake bites me. I have a couple of choices at this moment. I can sit down to slow the effects of the poison and call for help or I can use my anger to chase down the snake and send that poison at high speed through my body and a course straight to my heart. The choice is mine.

Once recovered I will have even more choices to make. I could live in fear that this will happen again or be more mindful on my walks and do what I can to minimize the risks when I return. I know which one is better for me.

Rosetta Sanders