The Liberating Power of Choice

As I age i realize my power of choice. I choose and things happen. My choices affect others. My choices are scary, but also strangely liberating.

I choose my friends now. I realize at my age, that i have the power to befriend whomever I want. People are drawn to me; people love me. I have a personality that attracts others and I have finally embraced it. Even then I have the power to choose who i will befriend and who i won't.

At my age i realize that I have that power but that also means that OTHERS share that power. My problem continues to be the fact that i choose others assuming that they will also choose me. This is not always true. As fantastic as I am, sometimes people will not choose me as a part of their life. And yes, it is their loss. But truth be told, that loss hurts me more than it probably hurts them. my heart still bleeds. but now, it heals quicker than before. I still feel pain but I have finally learned to move on and appreciate those who are around and continue to be part of my life. I choose them because they choose me. They are worth my time.