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We each of us make choices – Where to live and what to wear, The type of work we’ll do And just how much of life we’ll share. A thousand small decisions Factor in to who we are, Determining how close we’ll get To goals (or else how far). Our options float before us Every day that we’re alive. We pick them or ignore them So we wither or we thrive. Though some of us are lucky With alternatives galore, We all make our selections ‘Til we cannot anymore.

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Date: 11/17/2022 7:08:00 PM
And today, we have even more choices! We get to choose our Pronouns! Huzzah! Ain't Freedom Grand?!
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Date: 11/17/2022 7:14:00 AM
very true..
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Date: 11/17/2022 2:15:00 AM
- Some easy choices and some difficult choices... yes, that's life, Ilene :) - hugs
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Date: 11/16/2022 10:27:00 AM
Well thought, said, and done, Ilene! Trump has opted to run for President to escape prosecution over the next two-years; I suspect they'll make a film about his options! Aloha!
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Date: 11/16/2022 5:11:00 AM
...when we were kids and there was only one piece of cake to share Mom had a rule. She would hand one of us the knife and say "you cut, you choose"....Solomon in a house coat.
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Date: 11/15/2022 8:59:00 PM
Truth in this. We choose our path.
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Date: 11/15/2022 4:16:00 PM
Eight billion people making choices
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Date: 11/15/2022 2:33:00 PM
Thank God we live in civilised countries that allow us the freedom to make our own choices in life. Tom
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Date: 11/15/2022 1:28:00 PM
Such an enjoyable read, Ilene. Thank you.
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