How do you choose to feel?

Tues april 7th and budget day! There has been so much uncertainty and doubt around; so much lack of confidence and belief in our Leaders; so much fear. So how do you now choose to feel?

I know what I am gong to feel, and that is the same way I always do. I know what is going on around me and want to, it is important to keep up with news and events. However, it is up to me whether or not I choose to let the current events get to me or not. We have all in some way or another been affected by the economic downturn, and everyone has had to pull in their horns, so to speak, however does this have to affect the way we feel? My answer to that is no.

If we get so caught up in the negativity and gloom, we will not have the capacity to see any small glimmer of light or hope. We will not have the ability to see the daffodils shining in the sun, We will not be able to appreciate the sound of children laughing in the garden next door, or the birds singing now the evenings are getting longer. I am aware that some people have been harder hit than others, but while we can still eat, sleep and breathe their is hope, and hope is what has brought victory to people and countries.

"Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom." Viktor Frankl