Article December 4, 2000 ISSUE

Choose to live

It's something you can do.

By Ruth Elizabeth Jenks

She did. He did. They did. I did. And you can—even if you may think you don't want to. And why not! Saying yes to living doesn't mean agreeing to grin and bear it regardless of what the situation may be. Whether you're suffering from a disease, or from mental pain brought on by disappointment or grief, or facing the bleakness of old age, you can discover the fact that good things can start happening right at this moment.

Never give up! Freedom, joy, purpose—they haven't slipped out of your grasp. And you don't need to feel that you're either unworthy of happiness or that you've tried so many times to find purpose and peace without results.

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