Choices

People are faced with choices every day. Those choices vary from 'what should I have for breakfast' to 'is this how I want to spend the rest of my life.' What you decide to do with those choices are up to you. The choices you make define you as a person. How do you want to be defined?

Of course everyone has made some life choices from time to time that they aren't proud of, but what you take and learn from those not so good choices is important.

This past year I've learned a lot about choices. I've learned that you are the ruler of your own life and no one can make you feel happy or sad without your say. You are in complete control of how you choose to feel.

I've been faced with many choices this past year varying from what I want to do with the rest of my life, to choosing who my true friends are and who I want to keep in my life. I've also learned that sometimes you have no choice, but you do have a choice in how you react to the circumstance. A situation may not be ideal and it may not have gone as planned, but how I chose to deal with that situation defined me. Sometimes you have no choice but to just let it go and move on. Sometimes the best thing to do is to choose to cut ties with people for the sake of your own happiness. This year I chose to be happy, and I'm not going to let anyone take that away from me.

I feel like people let others have so much say in their life choices. It's your life so live it how you choose to. If you want to lay in bed all day one day, then go for it. If you want to go skydiving, feel free. Don't let anyone tell you what you can and can't do. You don't want to look back someday on something and realize it was your choice, but you chose to listen to someone else's opinion.

Choose to be happy or choose to be sad, but don't let anyone else make those choices for you. You are the ruler of your life.