In this fast-paced world it is too frequently the case that people accept what society, family members, and the authorities whom nobody ever seems to question, believe regarding how to live their lives. And yet, the happiest people I know have been those who have accepted the primary responsibility for their own spiritual and physical well-being those who have inner strength, courage, determination, common sense, and faith in the process of creating more balanced and satisfying lives for themselves.
-- Ann Wigmore
from: Why Suffer?: How I Overcame Illness & Pain Naturally (Book 1985)