Choices...

[Mark Luper]

                   CHOICES

Some people sit - some people try.
Some people laugh - some people cry.
Some people will - some people won’t.
Some people do - some people don’t.
Some people believe and develop a plan.
Some people doubt - never think that they can.
Some people face hurdles and give it their best.
Some people back down - when faced with a test.
Some people complain of their miserable lot.
Some people are thankful for all that they’ve got.
And when it’s all over - when it comes to an end
some people lose out and some people win.
We all have a choice - We all have a say.
We are spectators in life, or we get in and play.
Whatever we choose - how we handle life’s game,
The choices are ours - no one else is to blame.


Sent to me by my Mother-in Law, a great lady...don't know who the author is but it seemed to apply here...  

[Wegaman]

No it's your fault!

[prz]

A man in a baloon is supposed to meet a friend and gets lost on his way. He flies over a field and sees down another guy so he lowers the ballon and winks him over. 'Hello' he says 'I was supposed to meet a friend 1/2 hour ago and I got lost. Can you tell me where I am ?'. Of course, the fellow says 'You are at exactly 15 degrees and 3 minutes north and 34  degrees and 12 minutes east, hovering in a baloon at about 10 feet above a field'. The man in the baloon looks him over and slyly remarks 'You MUST be an engineer. Right ?'. The fellow only slightly surprised says 'How did you know ?'.  'You answered my question very precisely nevertheless not having told me what I needed to know'. The fellow in the field wisely smiles and asks 'I assume you are a manager, aren't you ?'. Very surprised, the guy in the ballon shoots back 'How did you know that ?'. 'It's obvious, you gave promises you couldn't keep, you have no clue where you are and where you go to but now it's somehow MY fault'.