Day 71 "Choice"

It doesn't matter who you are, where you are, or what you are, at some point we all find ourselves in a bad situation, a dire situation that we just have to accept the fact that there is nothing we can do but deal with it. That we simply have to sort out the mess after the storm passes.

This dire situation, where despite all of our strengths, all of our faith, and all of our tricks, they are no match for our current dilemma.

Sometimes we just have to wait it out, and hope that when all is said and done that we will still be left standing.

Just because you have chosen one path does not mean that Time The Thief has not been secretly forcing you to walk another.

There is no guarantee that this storm will ever pass, and for some they might just have to get used to the unwelcoming weather; but that does not mean that you shouldn't try to overcome the odds.

You may be up against a Titan, trying to outrun both Time and your demons all at the same time, but in any situation you are given the gift of choice.

Whether or not this path leads you to the gate of the palace you seek, or beyond, is not a decision you can make.

Whether or not this storm will come to pass and leave all the things you hold dear untouched or thrown upon the ground shattered, is a decision made by time and only time alone.

Despite the heavy knowledge that we are but passengers on a road with no guarantee of a safe return, and despite the universal understanding that we do not control the direction of the winds as they carry us away from what we once knew; we can find some comfort that we still do have a choice.

There is always a choice as to how you will face your fate, and hopefully we choose to do this with dignity and acceptance, and not shame and regret.

We always have the choice to stare into the face of fear and into the emptiness of the unknown and stand defiant and ready, or broken and afraid.

I know that I will live, so that when I look back on my life and all of my dreams, and my many desires, I will say one thing "I tried".

This is the choice I have made.