Choices

If you are a part of my inner circle of friends, you know that the last 36 hours have been a tad bit difficult for me. I try to allow myself to feel the emotions that sometimes flood over me, but at the same time I don't want for them to take over my life. Many times I give myself an allotted amount of time to be down, to mope, to self reflect. Yesterday was one of those days. I spent the day doing absolutely nothing productive to the outside eye, but in reality I was battling a flood of emotions and I was determined to come out on top of it.

The lesson I have learned from this whole experience is this: Life is definitely a choice you make. You choose how you react to every situation that comes your way. In the beginning of this process I chose to love my ex even though he was very difficult to love, but guess what? I loved him. Then I chose to be strong and faithful and once again I was. I chose to be happy and starting laughing and smiling a lot more than I had in years. I chose to try new things and I was pleasantly surprised to find things that I love that I never thought in a million years I would. It is all because I have figured out how to open my heart to these choices and truly allow them to take root in my life. It seems simple and honestly it really is once you start accepting the control you have over your own life.

So today is a new day. It is sunny and beautiful. I will meet two friends for coffee. I will run my 3 miles, I will spend some time in the sun and I will pray. What a wonderful day of choices. My chin is up and I am the only one that can allow that to be ruined.

You change your life by changing your heart.
Max Lucado