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If you want to see who is responsible for your life then look in the mirror. You are not a victim. You are in control of your thoughts, emotions, and actions. If you don’t take active control of your life, you are allowing other people and circumstances to make decisions for you.
Life isn’t always fair. Unanticipated circumstances occur. Adversity, challenges, problems, and obstacles occur. Although you can’t control external situations, your response is up to you. You decide how you handle your circumstances.

A new report by the federal Office of the Director of National Intelligence doesn’t use the term “flying saucers” or even “UFOs,” but says there are dozens of instances of “unidentified aerial phenomena” that it can’t explain.
The report does not mention aliens, or even hint that the “aerial phenomena” might be connected to explorers from other worlds, but some people are suggesting — or saying outright — that this is the first time the feds have admitted that there might be little green men visiting us from someplace far away.

What constitutes happiness is a very individual matter. However, there are several identifiable components that contribute to an overall feeling of happiness. In essence, happiness can be thought of as satisfaction with one’s life. Your degree of stress, frustration, and anger will fall as your happiness increases.

Read through the following and consider the role they play in your happiness. Think of ways to maximize the positive effect of each factor.

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