choices

The most important quality in the man you decide to marry should be the ability to make you laugh. Beauty fades, careers end, money comes and goes, religions change, children grow up and move away, spouses get sick, struggles happen, family members die, senility sets in when your older, but the ability to make you giggle every day is the most precious gift God can give you to get through all of it.

In spite of being complicated people choose superstitions over common sense.

You perception of a person, place, or thing may not be accurate. Just because it looks good does not mean it is good and vice versa. Always be aware of your surroundings. Pay attention to the people, places, and things around you. Don't allow your misperception to put you in an uncomfortable situation.

You may be going through a storm right now, but understand that the sun will shine again. It is during the storm that you learn the lesson. You can either let it make you or break you. Take this time to reflect on your choices in life. Many times we create our own storms by the choices we make. Right now while you are in the midst, decide to not go backwards, move forward with more positivity.

When you forgive those that hurt you, they no longer have control over your future happiness. Their anger keeps them a prisoner to your past, while you enjoy the present.

Dignity will only happen when you realize that having someone in your life doesn__ validate your worth.

Idolatry happens when you worship or praise anything excessively to the point of causing you to believe it reigns supreme. All things on this earth are temporal, even your very own desires. Be careful that you do not create idols to worship.

Happiness gives you the freedom to enhance your ability to achieve success. Your choices in life are a direct reflection of your level of happiness. It's the sunshine for your soul that you need in order to grow

Thoughts guide you everyday. They become your choices. If you're not happy with your life, change your thoughts. Think more positive.

Your current situation = the life expectations you have accepted as completed, unless you change your comfort zone to create a better life.

Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home_ it's your responsibility to love it, or change it.

If you don__ make your choices, others will give you__e their choice.

If you celebrate your differentness, the world will, too. It believes exactly what you tell it__hrough the words you use to describe yourself, the actions you take to care for yourself, and the choices you make to express yourself. Tell the world you are one-of-a-kind creation who came here to experience wonder and spread joy. Expect to be accommodated.

Chloe didn't have all the answers, either. I knew that now. But she had known something all along that I hadn't: that being ashamed of what you want or how you feel is pointless, and letting anyone else make you feel ashamed is a waste. We all wanted different things, and that was okay. Chloe wanted sex without commitment. Mary wanted to wait until she was ready. And I wasn't sure what I wanted, but I didn't want to make any decisions until I knew. And I was proud of that.

Sometimes you have to do something ugly so that something beautiful can grow.

Simplify and focus on the good. The beauty of the journey ahead will flourish on its own.

Happily Single is permission to CHOOSE your life rather than having it handed to you, and it__ living life on your own terms instead of those that are expected of you.

You can make heaven out of hell, or hell out of heaven. The choice is yours.