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The world is an unknown place full of unknown possibilities and choices to you choose to make, whether they affect you in a positive or negative way. I stand by three quotes that represent me and what I live by. 1) “Our lives are a sum total of the choices we have made.” –Wayne Dyer 2) “Don’t let yesterday take up to much of today.” Unknown 3) “Life is 10 percent what you make it, and 90 percent how you take it.” - Irving Berlin.
“Our lives are a sum total of the choices we have made.” –Wayne Dyer. I live by this every day. I strongly believe choices are a strong sense of reality. If you make a wrong choice it comes with consequences. Sometimes the choices are hard to escape, but with these choices can come a lesson or unfortunately a negative outcome. But if you are able to learn from your mistakes and grow from them then you have already tackled the hard part. Sometimes choices can be hard to accept, but you never want them to overcome you. Choices turn into mistakes and like I said before you can choose to learn and grow from them or run from them the choice is always up to you. “Don’t let yesterday take up to much of today.” –Unknown. This applies to many of the situations I encounter every day. When you worry too much about your past, you tend to forget what you have in front of you, whether it is an opportunity or a challenge. Living in your past tends to create more challenges. Choosing to learn from your past and move on is the best thing you could do. I believe overall this quote can be applied to anyone. You should always learn from your past, live in the present, and prepare for future. “Life is 10% of what you make it and 90% how you take it.” –Irving Berlin. This is the best quote to represent me as a person. Life is all about how you see it and then how you take it. Everything you choose to do or look at is perceived in your own way. Just like happiness is all up to you. No one can decide your happiness for you and

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