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Here’s something for those who are caught in the uncertainty of the global economic struggles.

There are some things that you cannot control and there are those that you can. Believe it or not, those that you cannot control represent a 10% minority — the weather, traffic, economy etc. The rest is under your control.

Quoting Stephen Covey’s 90/10 Principle (you can google it for more details), 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react.

Thus, no matter what the 10% of life throws at you, it is your impulse and reaction that determine the remaining 90%, and you have total and complete control over that.

I have collected the following articles to complement the lessons from the 90/10 principle. There’s also a background music below as you read it, just press the play button.

Enjoy!

Just As Long As We Have Love

Money can buy a house
but not a home.

Money can buy a bed
but not sleep.

Money can buy a clock
but not time.

Money can buy a book
but not knowledge.

Money can buy food
but not appetite.

Money can buy position
but not respect.

Money can buy blood
but not life.

Money can buy medicine
but not health.

Money can buy sex
but not love.

Money can buy insurance
but not safety.

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Lyrics to the background music (sung by The Spinners and Dionne Warwick)

We may not have a mansion on a hill
Mink coats and diamonds by the score
But the things we have no man could ever take it
Just the two of us now who could ask for more

We may not have a thing stashed away
No one knows what tomorrow brings
But as long as I have you there’s no mistaking
That the world is ours to do most anything

Baby, just as long as we have love
Two shoulders we can lean on if we fall
Baby, just as long as we have love
We’ll have it all

We may not have a change of clothes to wear
The price of love is all we pay
We can show the world when two hearts meet together
We don’t even need to know the time of day

Let other people keep their wealth and fame
Fine clothes and fancy diamond rings
There’s no price to pay for treasures felt between us
We can share the world `cause we have everything