“You and I will win or lose in life by the paths we choose.”

A thought by Andy Stanley (2009-03-31) in his book, The Principle of the Path: How to Get fromWhere You Are to Where You Want to Be (p. 15). Thomas Nelson. Kindle Edition.

Life is filled with choices.  It really is.

ü  I can choose to be angry or I can choose to understand and forgive. 

ü  I can live with regrets because of what life has thrown at me or I can live with excitement for the opportunity of each new day. 
ü  I can choose to spend or I can choose to save.  
ü  I can cower in fear of the unknown or risk and move into unchartered waters. 
ü  I can eat donuts or eat salads.
ü  I can serve God or I can serve myself.
ü  I can live with self-pity or I can live with joy.
ü  I can listen and join in to negativity or I can turn it off, walk away and live positively.  
ü  I can be hurt or I can be healed.
ü  I can yell or I can listen.
ü  I can grow cold or I can tell you where you hurt me.
ü  I can act like a child or I can act like an adult.

ü  I can strive to tell my side or I can listen to your side.

ü  I can do what you enjoy or I can demand you do what I like to do.
ü  I can sit at Starbucks for 2 ½ hours or I can walk 5 miles.
ü  I can smile at people or I can scowl at them.
ü  I can read from the Bible every day or I can listen to it being read on Sunday at church.
ü  I can work hard or I can be lazy.
ü  I can live within my means or I can spend more than I make.
ü  I can worry or I can do what I can about it.
ü  I can argue or I can just listen.
ü  I can understand that hurting people hurt people or I can take it personally.
ü  I can see that no paper is so thin that it doesn’t have two sides or I can believe there is only one side, mine.
ü  I can be a Los Angeles Dodgers’ fan or I can be a San Francisco Giants’ fan.

Life is filled with choices today that will make a positive or negative difference tomorrow.

What is your choice?