Here's the way I see it: you have two choices in life. You can bloom, or you can wilt. Life can be unpredictable, and sometimes we question why things happen the way that we do. It can be hard to realize, but this is where your two most crucial choices come in.

Choice One:You wilt. You decide to think "why me?" and wonder why things never seem to go your way. You can harp on the past, and you can blame everything on your poor luck. You can choose not to take matters into your own hands. You can let your own life wash over you.

Choice Two: You can bloom where you've been planted. You can realize that everything happens for a reason and that sometimes things that seem initially terrible may save your life. You can make the most of what you've been given, and choose to look to the future instead of worrying about what went wrong in the past.

The way I see it, these are the two most important decisions you'll ever make. In life, we tend to waste time considering what went wrong instead of realizing what we can do in the future to correct it. We can't change the past, but we still think about it constantly. In my experience, failure has changed my life only positively. Trust me, I've had countless things "not go my way," but ended up happening for a reason I couldn't have identified in the beginning.

In our hardest times, we must remember that we are planted has a purpose. I strongly believe that nothing is an accident. You and your attitude are the ones who decide whether you will grow-- or you will wilt. The choice is yours. Bloom or wilt?