I Choose…. (Miranda Marrott quotation)

I Choose
to live by choice,
not by chance;
to make changes,
not excuses;
to be motivated,
not manipulated;
to be useful,
not used;
to excel, not to compete.
I choose self-esteem, not self-pity.
I choose to listen to my inner voice, not the random opinion of others.
I choose to be me.
-Miranda Marrott