In the beginning there was a word . . . The Word that allows Yes The Word that makes No possible. The Word that puts the Free in freedom and takes the Obligation out of love. The Word that throws a window open after the final door is closed. The Word upon which all adventure, all exhilaration, all meaning, all honour depends. The Word that fires evolution's motor of mud. The Word that the cocoon whispers to the caterpillar. The Word that separates that which is dead from that which is living. The Word no mirror can turn around In the beginning was the Word and the Word was . . Choice! 1 There are always two choices. Two paths to take. One is easy. And its only reward is that it's easy. 2 Where are your choices taking your life? For . . . You always do what you want to do. This is true with every act. You may say that you had to do something, or that you were forced to, but actually, whatever you do, you do by choice. Only you have the power to choose for yourself. You always have other options. 3 Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice. 4 |
When we acknowledge that all of life is sacred and that each act is an act of choice and therefore sacred, then life is a sacred dance lived consciously each moment. When we live at this level, we participate in the creation of a better world. 6 |
We cannot escape choice: not choosing, and not doing are still choices . . . Every choice moves us closer to or farther away from something. Where are your choices taking your life? What do your behaviours demonstrate that you are saying yes or no to in life? 7 It's not who you are that holds you back, it's who you think you're not. 8 When you chose not to decide you have already made a choice . . . 9 If you hear a different drummer-dreamer, take the chance The road you choose to travel means the difference in the dance. 10 |
Each choice we make causes a ripple effect in our lives. When things happen to us, it is the reaction we choose that can create the difference between the sorrows of our past and the joy in our future. 5 |
Life is Choice; not Chance |
_________________________________________ Klaas Tuinman M.A. Life Self-Empowerment Facilitation at Dawn Cove Abbey Comments and Questions are welcomed |