The River You're Dealt

If you observe your life,
You will find a pattern,
Like meanders in a lazy river,
You can predict the turns,

Each person must navigate a channel,
That only they can see,
Learn riding rapids, maintaining control,
Or circumnavigate rocks and debris,

The challenges don't change if you're lucky,
They become easier,
If you recognize their similar'ty,
And choose to be better,

But if you're not,
(Not lucky, not better,)
Then you'll have to recognize that instead,
The only way you will succeed, though harder.