Even when we think we “have no choice” , that thought is a choice.  It’s more than likely that it’s a difficult choice that we don’t want to make, but we have a choice to not make that choice.

We are in a time where people want to do better, be better. Facebook is full of positive living quotes that get shared over and over. Probably as personal reminders, to those sharing them, to choose to be better. Pinterest, too. I have hundreds of saved quotes about being positive, staying humble, being aligned, bravery, and everything else under the sun that has to do with self-help.

I still complain though. I feel stuck a lot of the time. I get frustrated and annoyed, and “why this…” or “I wish this was different” blah blah blah. I relate to everything I’ve pinned in my “Quotes” board on Pinterest. I feel them strongly. I was only practicing the “easy” ones, though.

I feel stuck because I feel like I have no choice. I’ve been dealt the cards I have and all I can do is play them; sucky job, not enough money, tough relationships, over/underweight. I’m not stuck though. I have a bunch of different choices I can make that will improve (or worsen!) my current situation. It’s just that I don’t want to make those choices! So, I accept, or choose, to not make a choice, but it’s still a choice.

I think people feel powerless over certain things at different times in their lives. It’s a false powerlessness, though. We have it in us to change and grow and evolve, but we have to make the choice to begin, or end, the path.