Choose

Hatred is the hell that kills

a little more of you each day,

leaving less of you for Joy to find.

Fear is the anxiety that prevents

Hope from getting out of bed

in the morning and getting dressed.

Guilt is the stuffing that suffocates

the future and anesthetizes the present

by refusing to let go of the past.

Love is the relationship that expands

Joy in you when you dare to give it away.

Trust is the foundation on which Hope operates.

Grace is today's path toward tomorrow

cut and cleared by another's gift.

Choose each day which you will accompany.

Leave the others behind.

© 2013 Todd Jenkins