Watch What You Are Choosing

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What are you choosing right now? Whatever you choose, do not choose carelessly. Because you are what you choose. So to live your life, choose yourself, choose life, choose happiness, choose love. Because you are never at your best without choosing you. You are at your best when you choose you, when you choose happiness, when you choose love, when you choose humanity.

Yes, we cannot control everything that is happening around us, but we can control how we react. We cannot control everything in the universe, but we can control what we think about. We can control our thoughts. Because if you can control your thoughts, you can control your life.

It is better to be you than to be who you are not. It is better to always give your best than to go to work without your brain. It is exhausting. It is tiring. It won’t make you better. No matter what, always watch what you choose. Because you can’t get away from your choices. Life is about making choices. Before you make a decision, make sure it is your call. Let your values always guide your decisions, your choices. Because if you are not you, how can you make the right decisions, how can you live a fulfilled life?

Tell People How To Treat You

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Photo by Steve Johnson

“Define your terms, you will permit me again to say, or we shall never understand one another.“- Voltaire, poet

“Define your terms.” Tell people how to treat you. You own your life. If you don’t have the courage to tell people how to treat you, they will abuse you. Do not settle for less. And do not be afraid to ask for what you want.

Dr. Phil says, “We teach people how to treat us.” We do it every day. We shut up instead of speaking up. You can make a choice today. To do that, you must first know what you want, your values, and where you are going. If not, it won’t work. And they will continue to tell us how to live our lives. Do you want that for yourself? I don’t.