Choice

We all have the power of choice. This is simultaneously, one of the most freeing and terrifying concepts to contemplate.

There are countless messages telling us that no matter what life throws at us we get to choose how we respond.

This is true. However, if our reactions to certain situations, or triggers, were formed before we understood that we had choices, when surviving was all we could do, that power can remain a hypothetical thing.

Choice can start with realizing that we want things to be different, that we want to be different and then deciding if we want to be different.  This can be followed by working on identifying our reactions, working to understand them before working to learn the different responses that are possible.

Freedom may not always be a simple choice, though it can start with a decision.