Although consciousness is important

in tuning in to one’s self and actualizing oneself, attitude and personal choice are the two singlemost things that determine one’s life and fate, regardless of limitations. In whatever situation or context, the individual typically has a choice even in the case of a dilemma or limited possibilities. In whatever situation or context, the individual chooses his or her attitude. If the attitude is negative, it is strictly of the individual’s doing. We are all responsible for our lives, our personal choices, and attitudes. No one else. In that sense, as the cliché goes, Life is, indeed, what we make of it. And whatever personal freedom we eke out or choose. Lemonade as opposed to lemons, suggests another cliché.