Being Positive in a Negative World: Doughnuts of Inspiration by Sy Tshabalala - HTML preview

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You may not be responsible

You may not be responsible for your conception but you are certainly accountable for your development. You may not be responsible for your birth but you are certainly accountable for your growth. You may not be responsible for choosing your family but you are certainly accountable for choosing your future spouse, friends and business associates.

You may not be responsible for choosing your upbringing but you are certainly accountable for mapping out your destiny. You may not be responsible for your struggles but you are certainly accountable for your breakthrough. You may not be responsible for the delays but you are certainly accountable for your progress. You may not be responsible for becoming a victim but you are certainly accountable to rising up as a victor.

You may not be responsible for being a reject but you are certainly accountable for becoming a success story. You may not be responsible for the negative environment around you but you are certainly accountable for maintaining a positive mind-set. You may not be responsible for your pain but you are certainly accountable to learning from it. You may not be responsible for your yesterday but you are certainly accountable for your today and tomorrow. You may not be responsible for what life has thrown at you but you are certainly accountable for choosing your response.

You may not be responsible for your depressing scars but you are certainly accountable for turning them into stars of inspiration. You may not be responsible for where you are but you are certainly accountable for where you are going. You may not be responsible for what you are but you are certainly accountable for whom you become.