If a master of emotions is what I choose to be,
there are choices I must make to live that quality.

I cannot wallow in the past or whine about what was,
or blame my pain on who did what and I’m this way because.

People are the way the are, a fact I cannot change —
but what I can is see myself and choose to re-arrange.

Whatever others say or do, does nothing to my core
or make the slightest difference in what I’m living for.

Whatever gets my energy is what I will see grow
and whether flower or thorny bush depends on seeds I sow.

~ Gary