You may well feel that you're not in control of your life. And you'd be right - none of us controls our life. But, if you're not prepared to take control of the only thing over which you can exercise total control - your own state of mind - then you won't even be able to influence the course of your life. Controlling your state of mind greatly influences the course of your life and the lives of those around you. If, on the other hand, you can't make 5 minutes in 24 hours to take a hold of those controls - then you might as well lie down and die.