Life can show a person the dirtiest, ugliest, and darkest perceptions of the world and the people in it. What an individual must remember is that viewing the world as an ugly place only creates fear, isolation, and distrust in society. Positivity is the only way a person can be happy with themselves and everything around them. Keep your mind clear and play the best game with the cards that you are dealt with. From personal experience I can attest to being challenged by life and having to choose how I would view the situation. Last April my mother had a stroke. It was a very emotional and unexpected dilemma. I can remember leaving her hospital room that night and thinking that it was just another episode induced by high stress. All my mom needed was rest and she would be fine. The next morning I rushed back to the hospital, not expecting the heavy load of reality that would be dropped on me. She told me that she had to go to the bathroom and as I reached out my ...