When I read Facebook on Friday morning, I thought the world had suffered an apocalyptic crisis.

People were going to be out of work, die from minor illnesses, starve to death and have no chance of ever gaining an education.

I'm not going to go in to the politics and policies of the election.  Frankly, I don't know enough about them.

Who runs the country does have an impact on us as individuals; however, the biggest impact on our lives as individuals is imposed by ourselves.

We need to take responsibility for ourselves and our families.  That way we don't need to rely so much on the services that may be 'taken away or reduced'.  There are definitely exceptions to this, I have a friend who works with families with disabled and disadvantaged children who are having a really hard time.

But I'm not talking about them, I'm talking about the majority of us that are in the middle ground.

It's our choice to work hard, eat better, exercise.  We decide what we spend our money on.

I've met people who tell me they can't afford to eat healthily, yet still smoke at £8.00 per packet.  That they only buy their children McDonalds because it's cheaper than healthy food.  2 happy meals and an adult meal costs about £8.00.  I could make a really decent meal for that and have some left overs for tomorrow.

We need to prioritise our own health and make choices that mean we don't need to rely as much on the health services.

The choices we've made in the past obviously affect our ability to regain full health.  There's only a minority that are beyond repair though.

I saw the picture below on Facebook on Saturday and it summed it all up for me - life is what we choose it to be.

Yes, some of us start in a more disadvantaged position but hat doesn't mean we have to stay there.

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