So — decide.

October 21, 2013
HMB gorgeous overcast DECIDEWe’re all gonna die.
We don’t get much say over how or when.
But we do get to decide how we’re gonna live.
 
So do it:
 
Decide.
 
Is this the life you want to live?
Is this the person you want to love?
Is this the best you can be?
Can you be stronger?
Kinder?
More compassionate?
 
Decide.
 
Breathe in.
Breathe out.
And decide.
 
~ Dr. Richard Webber
Grey’s Anatomy
(Thank you, Shonda Rhimes, for continually giving us great writing.)
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12 comments on “So — decide.
  1. Barbara says:

    Sometimes it’s as if you read my mind. I woke up suddenly and completely at 4:03 this morning with this exact itch that needs scratching, or at least serious contemplation.

  2. For me it’s about being a little more focused on self..cutting out the stuff that isn’t serving my life. Choosing friends who affirm, not drag me/them down. Looking at the things I’ve agreed to which are taking too much time, aren’t aligned with my personal goals. So the clarity might look less kind and gentle from the outside but it’s about me making better choices for my life.
    The last couple of weeks have been me making some very difficult choices!

    • admin says:

      I get this in so many different ways. Funny how even at this age and as independent as I am, those “shoulds” crop up from time to time. Sometimes we simply have to let stuff (and people) go. Good for you!

  3. Bouncin Barb says:

    This does speak to me. I am in the midst of deciding on a few things. One thing I do know is how much I love living by the ocean. I feel so grounded here and it gives me the courage to decide on my life. If that makes any sense!! lol

    • admin says:

      It’s been a surprise to me how our dreams come true if we just go after them. It’s as simple as that. Wish I’d known it sooner!

  4. Pamela Mason says:

    First, I haven’t watched one episode yet of GA – dvr’ing it for a binge weekend.
    Second, something about your posts on affirmations and being your own worst critic and then this one made my synapses spark – somehow I allowed myself to get caught up in the herd mentality, where all my colleagues pretty much follow one ascribed way to writing and publication. I decided to stop running in place and break away and do what I do best – which is separate myself and take my own journey’s route.

  5. Amy Blitcok says:

    One of my favorite quotes/song lyrics from Ani Difranco:

    “And I was blessed with a birth and a death,
    And I guess I just wanted some say in between.”

  6. donna says:

    I always find it interesting when the words on a TV show or in a song manage to open our eyes, make us thing, have us cry/laugh/get angry :0). Words do that!
    Opportunities to love a FULL life are given to us every day. I hope I am making strategic, thought filled choices; even if I don’t leave my house some days. And really, there ARE days like that for me as I am a home maker with two teen boys at home with me…even while they accomplish their schooling at home. Over the past few years I also had to STRATEGICALLY STOP marginalizing my “work” here on earth. There are days when I wonder “WHAT the heck do I *do* all day???”. The truth is, I do a heck of a lot and it impacts the lives of the people in my world each and every day. And…THAT is an amazing gift.
    What I will do once the two at home are gone in 3 years remains to be seen…but I am excited about that :).

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