That Moment...

There comes a moment in life when we realize that we have to make a choice.  We can remain drifting on the wind like so much dandelion fluff, driven by forces we have no control over.  We can also decide to take control of our futures, own our choices, realize we have the control over our destiny.  We can decide that while we cannot control others, we can control our reactions to others.  We cannot control all things in life, but we can certainly control our own responses to them.  We can stop letting the winds of life drive us, and we can instead unfurl our sails, and be propelled by those very same winds that used to cause us to drift aimlessly.  Once we have come to that moment where we make our choice, where we decide to own our lives, we find the path to happiness is within our grasp.  We say "I am my own person" and we say "This is MY life".  In that moment, in that glorious, shining, and stunning moment, we become.  What do we become?  Well, that's another choice we have to make, isn't it?