Every morning we make a Choice. It is either a conscious one or unconscious one so sometimes we are aware of the choice we are making and other times it happens so quickly we blink and miss it.
The critical point is that it is always a choice.
The choice that we make every single day is this one:
>>How do we FEEL today?<<
When we wake and this choice flicks through our mind, it seems almost unimportant when in fact this choice is the most important part of your day.
Why?
Well, because it sets you up for the reminder of your day. It sets the tone. It sets the energy level. It impacts on your emotional state. All dayammmmmmm day!!
Making a choice is the act of choosing between two or more possibilities. You give your power away to others when you forget to check for other possibilities and especially when you believe that you are stuck in a circumstance or a situation because it is your only option.
There is always another option, another choice that is available to you. I want you to get connected to your greatest SuperPower so here are some reminders for you about Choice:
>>You are always free to choose however you are not free from the consequences. This does not mean you should be afraid of the consequences – your growth will follow whatever choice you make.
>>You are the most influential person in your life. Choose to remember this because you hold the key to everything and that key is opened when you exercise your SuperPower of Choice.
>>While it is very easy to blame others or your situation for how you are feeling, you are the product of the choices that you make not the circumstances you face. Make Smarter Choices.
>>Doing nothing about a situation is a Choice. If this is the Choice you are making and you don’t like it – access your SuperPower and make another Choice.
I love this Maya Angelou quote. “If you don’t like something change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude about it.”
>>Your SuperPower of Choice never goes away. No one can take it from you, no matter what the circumstances. However, what can happen is that you hand your power over to others by convincing yourself that you have no choices, that all options have been exhausted and that the
situation cannot be changed.
This is real high-level BS because you are always just one choice away from a new beginning. I know that sometimes this will feel very scary for you so exercise your SuperPower of Choice at every opportunity you can so that you are building up your Choice muscle. This will make sure it is there to
support you when there are tough Choices to make.
Viktor Frankl’s quote sums this up nicely.
“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.”
So…..tomorrow morning when you wake up, before you get up and put your game face on – Pause for a moment and exercise your SuperPower of CHOICE, your human freedom to choose and decide:
- To smile rather than complain
- To forgive instead of holding on
- To be bold and confident rather than being angry and bitter
- To see the lessons and grow instead of being defiant and angry
It’s up to YOU. You alone choose your attitude so be deliberate about choosing one that serves you rather than one that diminishes you.