LOVE IS A CHOICE

SO WHAT IF I TOLD YOU EVERYTHING YOU DID WAS A CHOICE AND WITH VERY FEW EXCEPTIONS OUR LIFE IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE CHOICES WE MAKE. WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT LOVE IS A CHOICE. WHAT IF I TOLD YOU THAT IF YOU DID NOT WAKE UP EVERYDAY AND MAKE THE CHOICE OF LOVE THAT YOU WILL LOSE IT.

LOVE IS A CHOICE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE FIRMLY BELIEVED MY WHOLE LIFE. I CAN REMEMBER BEING IN HIGH SCHOOL AND WRITING NOTES TO MY GIRLFRIEND AND IN THE CLOSING LINE I WOULD WRITE "CHOOSING TO LOVE YOU, TIM" I DIDNT REALLY KNOW WHAT I WAS SAYING SO LONG AGO BUT I BELIEVE THAT EVEN AT A YOUNG AND NIEVE AGE MY MIND WAS TRYING TO FILL ME IN ON THIS GREAT MYSTERY. I CAN REMEMBER GROWING UP AND WATCHING MY PARENTS GET DIVORCED AND REMARRIED MANY TIMES OVER AND WONDERING, "HOW CAN I BREAK THE CYCLE?" I CAN RECALL TELLING MYSELF OVER AND OVER AGAIN THAT I DONT WANT TO BE LIKE MY PARENTS.

SO WHAT IF THIS CONCEPT OF LOVE BEING A CHOICE IS CORRECT? WHAT IF EVERYDAY WHEN YOU WAKE UP YOU AND YOUR SPOUCE(BOYFRIEND, GIRLFRIEND) ACTIVELY CHOSE LOVE? WHAT IF IN YOUR DAY TO DAY LIFE YOU JUST CHOOSE TO LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR? WOULD YOUR WHOLE LIFE CHANGE WITH THAT VERY ACT? WOULD YOU NOT GET UPSET AT THE LITTLE THINGS? DONT GET ME WRONG, LIFE WILL STILL THROW YOU A CURVE BALL FROM TIME TO TIME BUT I WONDER IF THIS CHANGE IN THOUGHT WOULD MAYBE SLOW IT DOWN

I THINK IN RELATIONSHIPS FOR THIS TO WORK BOTH PARTIES HAVE TO BE COMMITTED TO THE IDEA. IM NOT SAYING THIS IS THE ULTIMATE WAY TO SAVE OR TO KEEP YOUR RELATIONSHIP IN TACT BUT I BET IT WILL GIVE YOU A FIGHTING CHANCE.