When you operate out of a sense of obligation or duty rather than choice, you feel stress and pressure. It’s heavy, like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. You charge forth day after day but it’s like walking through mud; and at the end of the day, you feel drained. And when you are tired and drained, there’s not much energy for yourself to exercise, spend quality time with friends or family – to enjoy yourself. Over time, you get burned out and you resign yourself to find another way…but you procrastinate because you’re too tired today to figure out how to do things differently! And this is how you live your life.

Operating From Choice What if you were to operate completely out of choice? How might you feel different if you were to do what you do because you want to rather than because you have to?

What if you were to only do things that feel good for you and that honor your ideas about how you want to spend your time, energy, and resources? You might need to learn how to say "no" to people, places, and things that you do not want to spend your time and money on and those that do not add value to you or support you living at your best.

What if you were to eliminate the words "have to", "should", and "supposed to" from your vocabulary? You would need to be more aware of your language both to yourself and to others. You would use words and phrases such as "I choose to" and "I want to".

By giving yourself permission to choose how you spend your time, who you spend time with, what you choose to do, and how you choose to think, you are free to be you, to freely express through your words and actions who you are as a mature adult man or woman. The thought of that should make you smile. No longer do you need to do anything out of obligation. You can still choose to do something that you have to do; but you can do it because you want to, because as an adult who’s in charge of your life, you are choosing to make that phone call or attend that family gathering. You can do what you do out of choice. It’s an empowering place to be. By being at choice, you take charge of your life and your inner experience. After all, it’s not only what you do and what you achieve, but how you feel about it that matters most.

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