Mind over Feelings

Had you known the power of choice

And why people fight so dearly over it

You would be eternally grateful for the opportunity to exercise that right.

The power choice has over our emotions has not yet been mastered by many.

You may not be able to control the actions of others

You may not be able to prevent them

From uttering insensitive words

speaking without thinking

You do however,

have a choice

You have a choice in how you respond.



Its so easy to be impulsive and say a piece of your mind

Its so easy to scowl and ignore their presence

Its so easy to make them wish they never said or did what they did.

Now let me tell you what is hard

Discovering the beauty in breathing in

sparing 5 seconds in your mind

to repeat

“ i choose not to be hurt”

“ i choose not to be angry”

“ i choose not to be sad”

until you feel that switch.

Then comes the smile

Where your next action would be one that swallows the pride stuck in your throat.

That one obstacle that could cause damage the minute it gets out.

You told it who’s boss.

You owned it

You regained control.

Now what do you do with it?



You can chose to stay silent

Genuinely letting the situation go summing it up as them showcasing their human ways

Or you can chose to speak wisely.

Never have i cherished the freedom of choice like now

The peace that resides in my heart after letting bitter words and thoughts release

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