Originally Posted by
KeyofC 
"We choose the lives we lead. We choose sadness or happiness; success for failure; dread or excited anticipation. Whether or not we are conscious of our choices, we are making them every moment.
I agree with your post Key, but I want to point out that we don't really choose sadness. Feelings, both happiness and sadness, are natural components of the human psyche. Both will occur. But, with practice and guidance, we can direct how these feelings engage our reason and will. We can guide our feelings by how we feed them.
I only point this out because I remember these lessons so clearly when my kids were little. When they got sad or mad, I remember telling them they have every right to have those feelings. They will happen. It's how you react to those feelings that matters.