I Choose

I CHOOSE

To live by CHOICE, not by CHANCE

To make CHANGES, not EXCUSES

To be MOTIVATED, not MANIPULATED

To be USEFUL, not to be USED

To EXCEL, not to COMPETE

I choose SELF-ESTEEM, not SELF-PITY

I choose to listen to my INNER VOICE, not the random opinion of OTHERS.

Photo courtesy of Ms. Dash Flores. Taken along the road in Boppard, Germany.