{"id":57,"date":"2018-11-12T16:19:49","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T00:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thehowphilosophy.home.blog\/?p=26"},"modified":"2024-06-30T00:22:33","modified_gmt":"2024-06-30T08:22:33","slug":"choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nupower.info\/?p=57","title":{"rendered":"Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Choice is mine to make starting now.<\/p>\n<p>Drama, diffused and revealed somehow.<\/p>\n<p>Either I am all in, or either I ain&#8217;t.<br \/>\nChoosing to go or choosing to stay.<\/p>\n<p>Its all taking place, here on the inside.<br \/>\nUnmasking the parts, trying to hide.<\/p>\n<p>Where I&#8217;ve been, what I&#8217;ve felt and &#8220;how&#8221; I have seen.<br \/>\nMy part in it all, to adult, from a teen.<\/p>\n<p>Lays claim to what I find, right now and here.<br \/>\nAnd my role in this moment is now standing clear.<\/p>\n<p>To see the growing pains as my isolated task?<br \/>\nOr to comprehend the full truth at last.<\/p>\n<p>A gateway that has now lead to the mind.<br \/>\nA sudden knowing that impacts what I find.<\/p>\n<p>Time reveals more than any shovel can.<br \/>\nThe only way to grow a boy to a man.<\/p>\n<p>Isolation or space is merely a decided choice.<br \/>\nSo, participation on purpose to find one&#8217;s own voice.<\/p>\n<p>Feeling the value that these minutes hold.<br \/>\nTurning, past moments of brass, into future gold.<\/p>\n<p>Unveiling letdowns as unperceived needs.<br \/>\nColoring every thought, word and deed.<\/p>\n<p>That has formed expectations, of one that connects deep.<br \/>\nAnd adds to all the thoughts that I keep.<\/p>\n<p>Then, creation deliberate verses, what has been learned.<br \/>\nAnd, slowing down to see it, causes pages to be turned.<\/p>\n<p>Reminding myself that growth is the goal.<br \/>\nChoosing&nbsp; Darkened Silence, and handing over my role.<\/p>\n<p>Integrating my Spirit Coach into every move I make.<br \/>\nBuilding within, a bridge, to steps I take.<\/p>\n<p>Time is my partner, that forms the cornerstone.<br \/>\nAnd never again am I on my own.<\/p>\n<p>Relearning to welcome the ebb and the flow.<br \/>\nSeeing, &#8220;how&#8221; I think about it equals what I know.<\/p>\n<p>Paying close attention to the direction I choose.<br \/>\nDeciding my focus and which lens I use.<\/p>\n<p>Conditioned determination developed to find.<br \/>\nThe clearest way to cultivate the mind.<\/p>\n<p>Building a foundation of processing what&#8217;s true.<br \/>\nRefraining from imposing a self limiting view.<br \/>\nChoosing to choose, to keep finding a way.<\/p>\n<p>Thought by thought.<br \/>\nStep by step.<br \/>\nBit by bit.<br \/>\nEveryday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choice is mine to make starting now. Drama, diffused and revealed somehow. Either I am all in, or either I ain&#8217;t. Choosing to go or choosing to stay. Its all taking place, here on the inside. Unmasking the parts, trying to hide. Where I&#8217;ve been, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/nupower.info\/?p=57\" class=\"more-link\"><span>Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Choice<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,43],"tags":[6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29],"class_list":["post-57","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-potentponderings","category-breaking-down-illusions","tag-attitude-of-gratitude","tag-breaking-down-illusions","tag-creating-reality","tag-figuring-out-life","tag-honesty-of-self","tag-how","tag-how-to-create-reality","tag-how-to-get-to-where-i-am-going","tag-just-1-thought","tag-just-a-thought","tag-meaningful-ideas","tag-philosopher","tag-philosophy","tag-poignant","tag-psychology","tag-self-honesty","tag-the-art-of-affecting","tag-the-art-of-affectual-awareness","tag-the-how-philosophy","tag-the-power-of-intention","tag-the-secret","tag-the-secret-of-the-secret","tag-what-the-bleep-do-we-know","tag-whats-next"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Choice - Chandra Chamois<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nupower.info\/?p=57\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Choice - Chandra Chamois\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Choice is mine to make starting now. 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