“We aren’t victims of life—we are life.  We have power over our efforts, which gives us power to adjust our sails depending on which way things are blowing.  Self-pity serves as a barrier to those sails and sets us on a one-way path downward.  Our problems may not be our fault, but they are definitely our responsibility, so ask yourself how well excessive self-pity and seeking pity help with that responsibility.  The more we exercise our power to turn our days around, the more the tools to help us will find us.” ~ Humble the Poet, Things No One Else Can Teach Us (Page 261)