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Thursday, October 09, 2008

Intermission

I know you're due for Part Three. I'm working on it. In the meantime, enjoy this piece I wrote a while back. Still very relevant!

Choose a life. Choose a job. Choose the fancy car or the modest car. Choose between cream and sugar. Choose to love a man, woman, pet, house, painting, ex-boyfriend, daughter, yourself. Choose paper or plastic. Choose the higher deductible and lower premium. Choose to get to know someone, something, someplace like the back of your hand. Choose well-done or rare. Choose to be happy, sad, excited, lonely, insecure, confident and outspoken. Choose to be all of them at once. Choose something. Choose your friends. Choose a big fucking television. Choose crazy over boring. Choose heels over flats. Choose to believe less in god and more in yourself. Choose a candidate. Choose 350 count instead of 200 count. Choose pride, greed, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth. Choose to forgive him. Choose a restaurant, already! Choose lots and lots of books. Choose to create something remarkable. Choose forever or fleeting. Choose to make it easier on someone else, even if it makes it harder on you. Choose to deserve better. Choose to want, to sing, to dream. Choose Grey Goose or Absolut. Choose differently this time. Choose red and gold and green and bright blue. Choose to vote. Choose whether or not he makes you mad today. Choose big white lies. Choose compassion everytime. Choose to say yes. Choose Chekhov over reality TV. Choose to open a window when a door closes. Choose to be brave. Choose to turn it up, not off. Choose a party affiliation. Choose to cry, pound, scream, kick, punch, yell. Choose to feel something. Choose to be unsure. Choose the Cubs or the Sox, not both. Choose your favorite memory and keep it close. Choose love, always. Choose your own destiny. Choose mismatching socks today. Choose something heartfelt over expensive. Choose me. Choose you.

Just choose.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Where I'm from it would be choose Mets or Yankees. (And why does everyone always go with Yankees!)

I liked this piece. You need to turn it into one of those inspirational posters you see on college campus.

JenBun said...

I choose... so much, I won't take up your comment space listing it all.

But thanks for sharing this piece-- it's great!

Anonymous said...

I'm not sure how I came across your blog, but I'm a frequent reader and enjoy your writing style. This piece you wrote reminds me of "The Sunscreen Song" from the 90s.

Anonymous said...

Love the new look!!