I’ve been doing research into my family history lately. I was inspired by my Aunt who had one of those DNA tests available. She offered it to me and so I took it. Before I received the results I started looking more deeply at my historical roots, this got me thinking about the decisions my ancestors made. It begged the question for me, “What are the consequences of our choices?”

Choice is a great factor in the expression of our spirituality. The capacity to discern through reasoning is truly a feature that sets us apart from other species. What we do with that discernment shapes our lives.

We can shape our lives. Actively.

That’s big.

We are not subject to anything “out there.”

We get to make of our lives what we want.

We may get stuck in thinking that some event that has occurred has bearing on our lives. It only does to the degree that we allow it to. We get to make choices about our point of view — and our point of view colors the experience.

I come from a background in theatre, and I learned early on that the only difference between a comedy and a tragedy is the point of view. The same script can be used, in most cases, to create a comedy or a tragedy depending on the point of view of the director. I have had scripts I’ve written as comedies be directed as tragedies and that is how they are experienced by the audience (much to my chagrin).

What is the approach you are taking to the script of your life? Are the choices you make being made from the point of view that life is a comedy or a tragedy? Simply something to ponder!