Our lives are ours to live.  They belong to us and no one else.  We are all endowed by our creator with numerous talents and abilities.  We are only asked to use them to the best of our abilities.

This means making choices for ourselves about how we live our lives and what we do with the precious little time we are given.  It means making decisions by thinking them through and acting upon them rather than just blindly following what someone else says.

Each of us needs to be the person we really want to be and not who someone else wants us to be. 

We also need to let the other person be the person he/she wants to be and encourage it rather than trying to make them someone we wish them to be.  This can take a lot of work and patience for both parties if the other does not have a clear vision and we want the problem solved - now.

Let's focus on being the person we really want to be and let the others do the same.

Jim