"We choose love. We choose anger. We choose happiness. We choose boredom."

choice words from Mr. Mraz.

its an interesting concept. can you create your own reality? and if so, IS it reality? (very Matrix-y, i know.. bear with me.) say something terrible happens to you... but you choose to work through it and keep happiness in your life. are you truly happy or is it some sort of alternate reality that you are trying to fit into your life? what's truth in that case?

i absolutely agree with his words to an extent. there are people in my life who i want to scream at and tell them that they are making themselves freak out, that they can be so happy if they wanted to be. and how many times have you gone out and friends are fighting or the bar is super crowded and everyone is miserable? if you choose to be upset and mad, you will be. if you choose to have a great time, you can. its a matter of choice.

BUT, when it comes to emotions, it's a hard thing to just decide how you'll feel and stick to it. emotions depend on your enivronment, everyone around you and who you interact with. you can't control all those things, thus not controlling your emotions totally. you can filter them a certain way, step back and realize that all is not bad, that something that seems like a curse can actually be a blessing. there will be things in your life that happen to you that are completely beyond your reach, that you can't influence in anyway but affect you so greatly. when it comes to these instances, i can see myself choosing happiness but not getting it right away. Mr Mraz's words should have an asterik next to them.

i'm talking in circles, i know. but these 12 words made me think a bit. i think that Mr. A-Z is referring to people having to take responsibility for themselves and how they view the situations they're in. its SO easy to be angry and put the blame on others, to be bored and say that there's nothing to do. but there are things to do... its you that's stopping yourself from going out and seeing that. you are choosing to be bored, the same way you are choosing to hold the anger in and let it waste you away.

choose love. choose happiness. choose laughter. no one is stopping you from doing otherwise.