“Let me tell you the secret that has lead to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.” ~ Louis Pasteur

Most of us try to live with values that revolve around the golden rule. To different degrees, we expect others to be fair with us and try to extend that to them. Frequently, that spills over into our philosophy of life. At some point, we start to think that life should be fair. If we’re a good person, the universe will be fair to us. Well, get rid of that illusion. Life simply IS and many unfair events will happen to you and your loved ones. Some of them come from poor decisions or risky behavior. While many, regardless of intelligence or decision-making, will come from simple bad luck. Accept that at times you will end up with the short straw and did nothing to deserve it. Doing that helps pull you out of victim or guilt mode. If your life is going to improve, it’s up to you to do the work to improve things. Life isn’t fair. The sooner you accept that, the sooner you can go to work fixing your problems and getting a better life. 

“The best way to cope with challenges is to put your head down and behave credibly every day.”  ~ Charles Munger