2013: You Have a Choice

"You have a choice you can either do as I say, or...'the dreaded ultimatum'". Most of us heard this growing up from our parents. Or maybe you didn't which means it's probably harder for you to hear now. Its no fun being given the ultimatum. It's often a conversation I have with myself:

"I can either sit here and continue to eat these chips, or I can go get the rest of the fruit that is currently going bad. If I continue to eat these I know I am going to feel miserable and be mad at myself, and if I get the fruit I won't and it won't go bad..."

So I have two options: put up the chips and get something else like fruit if I am still hungry, or (the ultimatum) choose to be miserable and unhappy with myself once I'm full. 

Well the first option seems like a "DUH" option, but it's so dang hard sometimes to put up the chips. Obviously what I am getting at is something WAY bigger than a snack. Maybe it's a relationship you're in that is killing you on the inside but you stick it out because you don't want to go through the pain of a break up (and all that entails). Maybe you need to forgive someone that you're still so angry at, and you know once you've forgiven them it will be worth it and you will feel free....but then they will be off the hook. The list goes on and on. Humans are so complex and full of tangled webs - if we don't have discipline we can work ourselves into a miserable life. You know what I am talking about because you have done this, and as soon as you choose the right choice (most of the time the harder choice) you are LIBERATED. 

In 2013 I have a choice, this I think will be a theme for me. I have a choice to choose the healthier option, to forgive instead of harbor bitterness, to be honest instead of convince myself into a false reality, a choice to not live in vain imagination, A CHOICE!! I'm thankful for a choice and even as I type Im getting more and more excited. I have a choice to have a good attitude instead of a bad one.

I'm excited for new beginnings ( I love them actually), and I am beyond amazed that everyone has the same choices as me. So here we come 2013! I challenge you too to think about your choice.