The Value of Life

If we could choose between feeling gloomy and feeling delighted, which one would we choose? If we could choose between feeling sorry for ourselves and feeling confident in our ability to make a difference, which would we choose?

The delightful fact is that we can choose and we do choose our attitude, every moment of every day. When we're feeling sad or happy or frustrated or assured, it's because we've decided to respond to life in that particular way.

By feeling lousy we are not going to do anyone any good. Yet by feeling great and putting those feelings into our action might just lift up others around us and make a positive difference in our world.

But what about those days that are filled with challenges, obstacles, frustrations and pain? Well, if we don't want to feel great about what's going on, we can always choose to feel great in spite of what's going on.

No matter what has happened in the past, this moment is filled with positive possibilities. No matter how lousy we may have felt five minutes ago, we can choose to feel great about ourselves right now.

And when we genuinely open our eyes and open our heart to all the good things that are truly possible, the world around us will begin to resemble those great feelings we have.