The greatest power
we have is the
power of choice.
It’s an actual fact
that if you’ve
been moping in
unhappiness,
you can choose
to be joyous instead
and, by effort,
Lift yourself into joy.
If you tend to be fearful,
you can overcome
that misery by choosing
to have courage.
Even in darkest grief
you have a choice.
The whole trend
and quality of
anyone’s life
is determined,
in the long run,
by the choices
that are made.
-- norman vincent peale (1898-1993)
Clergyman
