Ch-Ch-Ch-Choice

I believe in the power of choice. I believe that no matter what happens in your life, or to you, you can still be happy. Why? Because happiness is a choice.
I was brought up to believe that I was in "control" of my life, that I could chose what happened. Of course I didn't believe at first, which leads me to another belief of mine: some things can only be experienced in order to be known, where others can simply be taught. No, I didn't believe in my own power to experience life till two things happened to me. One, was a break up. Two, was depression.
The break up helped me to experience my own power because it was the first time, in a very long time, that I'd be alone/single. By being alone, I felt a lot of sadness and in order to get out of it, I had to choose to be happy. Needless to say it wasn't that easy, which is why I slipped deeper into my depression for awhile.
During my depression, a friend suggested that I may need an attitude adjustment. Something I'd never considered because in my eyes, attitude adjustments are only needed for those who are mean, not mopey. But what I began to realize was that both these states were a choice. So after a few months, and support from some friends, I slowly changed my attitude to one of a more positive mind. And what a big difference it made!
Now, just because we can choose how we sometimes feel or experiance things, does not mean we are always happy, because life isn't like that. What we must remember is that it's okay that every now and then we allow are emotions to drive us. We allow ourselves to feel pain, anger, jealously, lose. But we also must remember to allow ourselves feel love, peace, compassion, and hope.
We always have a choice, is what I'm trying to get at. Sometimes the choices are easier than others, and sometimes they're as hard as hell, but they are still in your hands for the most part. And if they aren't, remember You are in control of you. So smile, and love yourself, because that's where we start.