Thought for today: As we go through life, we get the chance to choose. We choose the easy way or the hard way. We choose to strive for the best, or we choose to disregard it. We choose to care for ourselves, or to let our health deteriorate. We choose to feed our soul, or let it flounder. We choose to nourish and challenge our bodies, or we choose not to care. We choose to be the best parents, or we choose to let our kids have no structure. We are the example for people in our group to follow, or we are the followers. We don't do any of these things in a vacuum though, real life influences every part of this, and the thing is no matter where we are in life we have the ability to choose. Even when we think all our choices are limited, when we've hit our lowest points, we have the choice to concentrate on the very next step and not worry about the whole thing. We have the choice to design our deeds each day to abide by our values and take steps towards our goals. My only advice is: Find a friend who makes you feel good about yourself no matter what happens, but who will also help you stay accountable to your goals and values. This one decision will help each and every person who reads this today.