Do I always choose correctly, obviously NO.
Do I always practice what I preach, unfortunately NO.
Ask my wife, she’ll be happy to confirm ….
And by becoming aware of this, I keep improving every day.
I control what I eat, drink or don’t drink. I decide to exercise or not to exercise. I can waste time surfing the web aimlessly OR I can read good books with a clear objective in mind. I can stay by myself or meet with interesting people. I can take some classes or stay ignorant. I can be generous or greedy. I can be patient or impatient. I can be angry or peaceful. I can be dissatisfied or thankful. I can be optimistic or negative. I control with who I want to spend time with and who I don’t want to spend time with. I decide who can influence me and who can’t . These choices are mine and mine alone most of the time.
How often do you consider the consequences of your own choices?
36525 days to live 
March 26, 2010 at 10:51 am
This is possibly my favorite post. I enjoy how you contrast between the things you have the choice of doing and feeling. I would enjoy an elaboration of this paragraph.
Stephane, you are very smart and aware of things which is a gift you have, because many people go through life asleep. I strongly encourage you to make a book about all these thoughts, you have something great to teach and inspire the world.
April 10, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Je suis tout a fait d’accord avec ton énoncé. Moi aussi je crois que nous avons tous le choix. Nous avons surtout le choix de faire des choix. Ils ne sont pas toujours bons mais encore là nous avons le choix d’avoir des regrets ou de vivre avec nos choix. Il n’y a pas grand chose qui ne soit pas irrévocable.
February 3, 2011 at 8:16 pm
Merci pour ton commentaire Manon.