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It’s all about perspective. How many times have you heard that one? Regardless of the source or the amount of repetition, it’s true. I believe that how you look at your situation has more bearing on where you will end up than the difficulty itself. Have you ever found yourself frustrated over certain people or events, and rightly so? "If they would just…things would be so much better." Given enough time with this line of thought and I will have run myself into a pit of irritation and even anger. Along with that comes pity, righteous indignation and the temptation to quit. None of which really benefit me or help me overcome the original situation. Just when I’m thinking that life is so hard and unfair, I hear of someone up against something worse. There they are, sharing their tragedy and yet still smiling and victorious. All of a sudden my issues are minuscule and I am acutely aware that my complaining sounds like a whining two year old. My daughter and I traveled to Uganda a few years back. It was durin