Best Strength

I found this quote years ago, I do not remember the source. It is pretty powerful and uplifting.

“I can choose to let everything
around me
Pull me down into the depths
of self doubts and anger
Or
I can choose to find first
the good in myself and those
that surround me.

I can choose to see
only the negative in the
situation that presents itself
to me
Or
I can look for the positive
things in all my
endeavors.

I can choose to let
the dark part of
my soul take over and tear
at my confidence
Or
I can choose to see
the light, the brightness
in who I am and
find comfort and center
in my self.

I can let fear drive
wedges between those
that I love and myself
Or
I can find the strength
and the faith to
cherish those
relationships and hold fast
to them.

I can choose to
live my life fully
and honestly,
letting each person I
meet know their worth
to me,
even when we don’t
always agree.

I can choose
to remove myself
from those situations
I can not control
without losing my
sense of purpose.

I can choose to
value all life
without agreeing
with all opinions.

I can choose to be
strong.
I can choose to be
loving.
I can choose to be
true to myself.

I can choose to live
fully and without
regret.

And most of all
I can choose to
share those beliefs
and that life with people
I hold close in my
heart…
people I am proud to
call friends.

I am so proud and
so very glad to count
you among them.”