Choose Now
We humans tend to spend a lot of time thinking. Mostly about what has already happened or what we think might happen, rather than what is happening right now.

Choose Humor
What would you think of me if I told you I had an uncontrollable laughing fit at my mother’s funeral?  Yes, it really did happen!  Knowing it wasn't socially acceptable, I tried to suppress it, but after a while, I felt like a balloon that was holding too much air.  When I finally let it out, I had a tremendous emotional release.

Choose Diversity
Americans often take pride in the fact that we have a diverse population consisting of different races, religions and nationalities. Why then does our multi-cultural society often make us feel ashamed to be different?

Choose Humility
Being in front, first and recognized is highly encouraged in our society.  We place more value on humiliation than humility, because we think standing out is better than staying within. 

Choose Love
Have you ever asked yourself, “Why am I here?”

Choose Forgiveness
Have you ever made a mistake? Of course you have. We all have! If you were the only one affected by the mistake, you might just consider yourself foolish. If it caused harm or inconvenience to another person, you might apologize. Either way, you need to make one last choice-to forgive yourself or not.

Choose Balance
The key to balance in life is creating harmony between the spirit world we come from and the physical world we live in.

Choose Generosity
Sometimes the people who are the least fortunate financially are also the most generous.

Choose Optimism
Have you ever wondered where the expression, "knock on wood" comes from? There are several theories dating back to the Pagans, Christians and ancient Celtics. The most common is that knocking on a tree woke the good spirits who would protect people from evil. Today's version includes knocking on any wood-like surface, but the premise remains the same--preventing bad luck. To me, it's just another form of negative thinking--focusing on the bad instead of the good.

Choose Acceptance
It's so easy to accept the good stuff when it happens to us. But when we're faced with bad news or unpleasant feelings, we fight, ignore or deny them like the plague. We dig in our heels and think, "Not in my lifetime is this going to happen!"

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