Choice
Life is a series of choices, and living well means taking responsibility for our decisions, wherever they lead us.
While we have no choice about many of the circumstances of our lives, we always have a choice about how to respond to them.
Choices are always trade-offs. The tension of life exists in finding the right balance between our sense of agency and the fact that we can never be sure how things will turn out.
Even though we might regret our decisions, we usually make the best decision we can at the time.
Choosing to do nothing is also a choice.