The fell clutch of cirmcumstance

I've been doing a lot of un-intentional counseling lately, and I learned something new. That people often blame their circumstance, their situation on other people or events that they had no control over.  And while that can be true, often it's our decisions that determine our circumstance.  We have control over much more than we think, and better decisions will lead to better circumstances.  The hardest thing about making those types of decisions is that they are the very ones that go against our nature.  If we only do what seems natural, we will forever stay in the same cycle of mediocrity and bad relationships.  Break the grip of the fell clutch of circumstance, reach for the hand of providence.