Today I realized that I am in control of my life. Sounds crazy and random, but when you have lived a life like mine – that is something that isn’t all that hard to forget. My life has consisted mostly of doing what I’m told. Not because that’s the way I wanted it to be or chose it to be, but because that has been my reality for so long. Now I’m free…free on another level rather than not being incarcerated. Free as in my life is in my own hands. My life isn’t something that anyone else controls; it’s mine. I’m in control. I’m not a monkey on a string that talks when my cord is pulled. I’m Tyler. My life is my own. I am responsible for my own life…my own present, my own future….my own happiness. It’s mine. What I do with my life is my choice. I am responsible for the consequences of the way I chose to live my life. Not my family, not my friends. Not those people that call me and remind me that MSU is only 20 minutes away, or that I can move to New Jersey or Arizona…or even those people that tell me that I can be or become anything that I want to be. Their advice is taken and carefully considered, but the ultimate decision is mine. The decisions that I make, what I choose to do with my life now – whether it be go to MSU or Arizona – are my decisions to make. Talk about FREEDOM! So to those of you whom I love and adore, to those who I know only want what is best for me…thank you. But where I go from here is MY choice. Trust me to do what’s best for ME, trust me to make the right decisions…the ones that will make my happiness. But also trust me to learn from my mistakes and, should I fall, to get back up and try, try again.
Tyler Edmonds
We are ALL responsible for our own happiness. Our lives are a compilation of the choices we make and the way we choose to live. So make your choices wisely with great prayer and consideration. Learn from your mistakes, and NEVER give up. Most of all, never stop loving yourself or those around you. Because after all, love leads to that happiness that we are all searching for.
Tyler Edmonds
