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The Choice is Yours

What is choice? It is the power, right, or liberty to choose; option

One of my favorite party songs back in the 90's was "The Choice is Yours" by Black Sheep. The repetitive chorus, preceded by the line “then of course the choice is yours,” was the repetitive phrase: “you can get with this, you can get with that, you can get with this, you can get with that, you can get with this, you can get with that, I think you’ll get with this, for this is where it's at.” Most decisions that we make regarding our personal lives involve choice. Though the options may seem easy because most times, they are right in front of you, choosing is never that simple.

Some choices are life changing and will impact your life and that of those around you in a significant way. Those may involve lifestyle changes like relocating for work: choosing to get married or start a family. It may involve severing ties with friends, family or company. The list goes on and on but all in all, choices have to be made.

There's no wrong or right way to make a choice. You may create a list and evaluate it; you may have conversations with others or even allow some time to meditate in search of clarity and the theories go on. What we do know for sure is that the final choice, whether painful or easy, is yours.

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When going through this process, ask yourself three questions:

  1. What will be the long term impact of this decision on my life?
  2. Who else will be impacted by this choice? Will it be a good or bad impact?
  3. Have you considered every option?

You can add more questions as the situation requires, but these should be answered. The end result should be clarity in the situation.

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So, remember, you can get with this or you can get with that, but ultimately, the choice is yours.

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