I choose respect over pride-filled disdain,
and sincere honor over selfish flattery.
I choose to unearth treasures of goodness instead of
crumbling before the weight of widespread evil.
I choose truthfulness over the easiest way out,
and faithfulness over convenience without commitment.
I choose to value the beauty within by not reducing a
person's worth to the size of a waistline, amount of
net worth, or ability to help me achieve my self-
centered pursuits.
I choose the joy of making a small difference with
someone as opposed to making no difference with anyone.
I choose to hear the laughter of a child as over and
against the drones of an adult whose maturity is
defined more by his accomplishments than his awareness
of life itself.
I choose to spend more time dreaming about my
possibilities, refocusing my energies, and realigning
my values than I do rehearsing my failures.
I choose to carefully listen as opposed to caring less
and revealing it more.
I choose to flourish in the freedom of forgiveness as
opposed to remain enslaved by the tyrant of never
ending bitterness.
I choose to escort laughter into my world instead of
wistfully longing for its arrival at the assault of
each untried day.
I choose to exchange blame for responsibility, cruelty
for compassion, and the mindset of rigidity for the
heartbeat of a caring, understanding individual.
I choose to value the complexity of loving in the
messiness of real life instead of relinquishing that
privilege on the altar of misguided self preservation.
I choose action as opposed to resignation,
and involvement instead of isolation.
I choose to cherish relationships more than the
counterfeit value of acquiring currency without concern
and dollars without devotion.
I choose to love the God I know and serve the God I
love.
I choose life.
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