Today I Choose Life

Hi,

This was written by Kevyn Aucoin about a month before his untimely death. The sad irony never ceases to amaze me whenever I read this. I came across it again just tonight as I was cleaning out some of my old files from my comp...hope each of you take something away from this one.

L.
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Today I choose life -

Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain. To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices - today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it. To embrace the fear of not knowing, of not having control over much of anything except my reaction to it and the control I have over my self and my actions. I let go of my sadness over past hurts to make room for today's journey. I've heard that life is a series of old doors closing and new doors opening, but it's hell in the hallways. The fear of not knowing - were the next 30 days shown to me, would I want to go through the motions of reliving what I had been shown? Or would I want to prevent problems and change my own destiny? Well, I cannot tell the future but I can choose to direct my heart and soul towards good and loving acts - to say a silent prayer for the happiness of all - for the good to shine through. Just by thinking one positive thought I am redirecting my moment, my day, my life. Today I choose -

Kevyn Aucoin