By GREG GAST

“Optimists are right. So are pessimists. It’s up to you to choose which you will be.” -Havery Mackay

Healthy decision-making can be difficult. It impacts our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
I’m talking about the choice to think for yourself. The choice to be happy or miserable. The choice to believe whatever you want to believe. Or the choice to have any perspective you want on life.

We all have a choice. We were born with the gift of free will. So even if your life is not ideal, you still have a choice in how you respond to it, how you feel about it, and how you perceive it.
It is a matter of perspective: How you see the world around you. Past choices, environments, and mental conditioning often color our choices. But you have a choice. You can choose to live limited by your past or your surroundings, or you can make a choice to not let these things affect how you see the world today.
Staying open-minded and not letting your past control your current mindset is what is important. You never know what can happen.
Remember that you miss 100% of all the shots in life you don’t take. It is in the choice of how you respond to and think about your life that will determine the type of life you will have.
What is your inner belief system about yourself and the world?
Do you think the world is good or bad?
Are you optimistic about the future?
Do you deserve a good life?
Do you think outside of the box?
Do you allow your thinking to be controlled by the media, authority figures, or society?
Do you question things often?
Do you ask why?
So here it is! You can question anything and everything, And please do! You have the freedom to do the research you need to do to find real answers to your real questions. There are no rules. You have the choice in how much you let others tell you what you can and can’t, should and shouldn’t do.
You have a choice in how you respond. There are multiple ways to look at every situation, so why not choose the most empowering, enlightening, and enlivening option?
So let this be a reminder that we all have a choice. We can choose our thoughts, our beliefs, and our actions. We are free to see life as either good or bad, positive or negative, a burden or a lesson. Your life will be good if you focus on the good and it will be bad if you focus on the bad.
Your CHOICE….Let know what you think.

Greg Gast is Real Life Counseling, 3295 Crawfordville Hwy., suite #4, Crawfordville FL 32327.