We Chose

Choices.

Our entire life is made up of a series of choices. No matter how small it may seem, they change everything the moment we choose it over something else. We chose this life, it may be a good one, it may be a bad one but at some point we made a string of decisions that led us to our current position. Only us and our future choices are what matter, we can’t rely on other to fight our battles or to make our decisions – we can only use them as proof, for a life we want or one we don’t. On my quest for meaningful quotes, I stumbled upon Shannon L. Alder and her not-so-short quote on choices and how we decide the things that happen in our lives and only we can be held accountable for those choices and their outcomes.

You Chose

“You chose.

You chose.

You chose.

You chose to give away your love.

You chose to have a broken heart.

You chose to give up.

You chose to hang on.

You chose to react.

You chose to feel insecure.

You chose to feel anger.

You chose to fight back.

You chose to have hope.

You chose to be naïve.

You chose to ignore your intuition.

You chose to ignore advice.

You chose to look the other way.

You chose to not listen.

You chose to be stuck in the past.

You chose your perspective.

You chose to blame.

You chose to be right.

You chose your pride.

You chose your games.

You chose your ego.

You chose your paranoia.

You chose to compete.

You chose your enemies.

You chose your consequences.

You chose.

You chose.

You chose.

You chose.

However, you are not alone. Generations of women in your family have chosen. Women around the world have chosen. We all have chosen at one time in our lives. We stand behind you now screaming:

Choose to let go.

Choose dignity.

Choose to forgive yourself.

Choose to forgive others.

Choose to see your value.

Choose to show the world you’re not a victim.

Choose to make us proud.”