It's hard to know if it's more appropriate to be happy or sad today if you're confronted with an extreme situation that requires your immediate decision. Unfortunately, the pressure may be very real, but choosing a direction is the best thing that could happen now. Don't worry about what might have been; just pay attention to the facts and move on. Your objectivity will enable you to come out on top, if you can focus on the future and not the past. Monday, February 6, 2012