We always have choices

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We always have choices. No matter what the situation is we find ourselves in, no matter what age we are ~ we always have choices, even if we cannot see them clearly.

These choices can be quite basic ~ like the choice to tell the truth, to tell a ‘little white lie’, to omit information because it suits us better, to be honest ~ or not.
And while we may not have considered these type of choices as very big or useful choices; in the energy of today they are becoming more and more important. Because it are these kind of choices that help us discover and stand for our values. They will enable us to live according to the values that are truly our own.

This also shows how the choices that are very close to ourselves ~ the choices that have to do with how we present ourselves, what we do with our lives and how we do these things ~ are starting to have an ever greater impact on us and our daily lives in this day and age.

The obstacles we encounter on our personal path are no longer just the situations we find ourselves in, yet more and more often they are how we handle those situations ~ or choose not to handle them...

Therefore, how we choose to work with our emotions becomes crucial.
Are we allowing our emotions to rule our lives? To take over all common sense and dictate what we do and how we do it? Or will we choose to step back from our emotions and handle the situation based on the facts as we see them; according to the truth as we see it? Or perhaps even step back and choose that option which is most beneficial to ourselves?

Being raised with the perspective that choosing what is best for yourself is an egotistical thing, and that it is better to keep in mind what is best for the other people involved ~ this can be somewhat of an dilemma.

On the other hand, what you don’t have for yourself ~ you cannot help anyone else with.
In the old days this was true for basic things like food ~ if you don’t have food for you and your family; there is no food to share with visitors. This is still true today, yet in a slightly different manner. If you are out of balance, you are unable to solve any situation you are involved in in a balanced manner. If you choose to let your emotions ‘run the show’ ~ chances are the situation will heat up in a hurry...

Ultimately, whether we go along with that or step back and choose differently may well be our greatest power...
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