It's a choice

 

IT'S A CHOICE

 

One man tells of driving a long and lonely road, the last 65 miles
of it unpaved, in order to watch Hopi Indian ceremonial dances in
the state of Arizona. After the dances, he returned to his car only
to find that it had a flat tire. He put on the spare and drove to
the only service station on the Hopi reservation.

 

"Do you fix flats?" he inquired of the attendant.

 

"Yes," came the answer.

 

"How much do you charge?" he asked.

 

With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied, "What difference does it
make?"

 

This is what has been called a "Hobson's choice." A Hobson's choice
is a situation that forces a person to accept whatever is offered or
go without.

 

According to Barbara Berliner (The Book of Answers), the phrase was
inspired by sixteenth-century entrepreneur Thomas Hobson, who hired
out horses in strict rotation at Cambridge University. There was no
choosing by the customer - it was strictly Hobson's choice.

 

But most of the time we really do have a choice, and the choice we
make does make a difference. We may not always believe it. We may
feel as if we have no choice, but almost always there is a choice in
the matter. And when we realize that most of what we do we do by
choice, then we are taking control of our own lives.

 

Someone challenged me to try an experiment that completely changed
my perspective. "For the next seven days," he said, "eliminate the
words 'I have to' from your vocabulary and substitute the words 'I
choose to.' Don't say, 'I have to work late tonight.' Instead, say,
'I choose to work late.' When you choose to do it, you take control
of your life. Instead of saying, 'I have to stay home,' try 'I
choose to stay home.' The way you spend your time is your choice.
You set the priorities. You are responsible. You have control."

 

In just seven days I was no longer saying "I have to" and I felt
better about my decisions. I learned that there is very little in
this life I actually HAVE to do. You and I decide to do certain
things because we believe that it will be for the best. When we
eliminate "I have to" from our vocabularies, we take control.

 

Try it for a week (after all, it's your choice) and you see what
happens. I think you'll see it's a change for the better.

 

Steve Goodier

 

 

 

If there was ever a time to dare, to make a difference,
To embark on something worth doing, IT IS NOW.

 

Not for any grand cause, necessarily... But for something that tugs at your heart,
Something that's your inspiration, something that's your dream.

 

You owe it to yourself, to make your days here count.

 

You cannot move forward from some idealized point in the future that has not yet arrived. If you are to move forward, you must do it from where you are now.
Start from where you are. Though it may not be perfect, it is plenty to get you going.

 

Make full use of what you already have. Wishing for more, or feeling resentment because you don't have more, will only waste your precious time.

 

There's no guarantee that your actions will be effective. Yet you are certain to not be effective if you take no action at all.

 

Open yourself to the fullness of your possibilities. Step positively forward using what you have, from where you are right now.

 

Gently and thankfully accept where you are. And tap into the unique richness that has always been yours.

 

 Ralph Marston

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