Why Today Is Better Than the Past?

Being in control, or at least feeling in control, of your life is a key component of happiness. It's why both children and adults often strive so fiercely for independence, so they can feel like their life is theirs to do with as they wish. When you feel out of control, unhappiness is close behind. So how do you gain more control? By finding and acknowledging the things you actually do control and identifying things you don't yet control but that you could with some effort. You'll find that far more is within your power than you might initially have thought.