Life, the Universe and the art of self pity part II

I learned that again that as bad as I have had it, my life could be worse. If I continue to do nothing, it gets even more worse.

That's the cardinal message, many times if you do nothing while the house is on fire, it will get worse.

I read an article about how some of the survivors of Katrina seemed to be okay and how others have just crumbled. Those that were okay, were about having a plan and going places. They lost things but they believed they could rebuild. Most importantly, they felt as if they were in control of their lives, their destiny.