The Power of Decision Making: My Life, My Power, My Choice!

I decide how my life gets to be; nobody else but me!

These are my words I said; not in text but to myself - my deflation of greed, true peaceful rebellious freedom!

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"What are you doing? You look like me during the last year of college…thank God I'm graduated." Rose said as she watched her friend, his eyes deep in his Mac Computer.

"I'm counting down the hours, minutes, and even the milliseconds of my impending doom," he shrieked. "Also known as RENT DUE!"

Rose rolled her eyes at her friend.

"Dude, it's going to be fine, I mean, if you can pay off the rest of the bill, even the surprise ones, the way you did, nothing can't stop you, Matteo - if you don't believe in you know I do!" Rose said reassuringly.

"Thanks, Rose, but it's $800, and after all those bills and even the expenses from my business - I barely have $200, and even with the check…" Matteo blabbered.

"Stop your crying, my dude, stop your negativity, stop the downward spiral - and listen to yourself. Don't you teach that your words have power and that power transcends into physical reality?" Rose tried.

"What are you saying?" Matteo questioned.

"You've been living here for years, and you know it's time to move out - when are you going to stop being a renter and start OWNING YOUR OWN SHIT!?!?" Rose hiked. "I see you looking at houses and mansions and that look it gives you is one of awe and wonder - childlike wonder..."

"Hey, for people like me, who like the meaning of not having to deal with HOA, and for now, like the concepts of roommates and helping others out, and hey, for me, lower rent - this shit works for me, but for you, dude, you're a dreamer, and it's time to put your dreams into action -

This is your put up or shut up moment, and are you going to see it through or bitch out because you know me -" Rose sighed, a tear coming on.

"I keep it real, but you've got people you teach this stuff to, people who log in every day to read your work and experience tremendous results from it -how would it seem to find out their fearless leader was afraid of a little thing called money!" Rose stared into Matteo's eyes with a sense of courage, something he never had seen before.

For once, someone believed in him. Now it was his turn to believe - no TRUST in HIS DECISION, HIS STORY, HIS POWER - Himself.

"It's just that," Matteo sighed. "You're right - I mean it's just that I thought this was a problem, but like I teach every problem has a soulution - where there is a will there is a way - I just need to switch my energy switch my thinking - well I know there is an open house for this one place I like that is near the beach - it's just so high and -" Matteo grinned realizing his situation.

"No, it's not, it's not high, it's just that your mindset, your energy, think it's high - you teach that all is mind and all that other crap," Matteo said in realization. "Hey, how would you know all that if you don't follow my..."

"Hey ya goof, sometimes I follow your stuff because it's good. I like it - I can't help it ... you're wonderful words have helped me - and now boo I'm HELPING YOU - and to extend the lottery olive branch I'm going to that open house with you, and even we'll be like one of your students and even take pics of us in the house and tag it as a house warming party - Rose vocalized powerfully.

Matteo began to rise out of his chair.

"Rose, why wait - we can walk to the house right now!"

"Ok, Bugs Bunny, hold on, let me get my work clothes off and shower, just give me a sec!"

As Rose was getting ready, Matteo was filled with confidence, and he received a text from a friend that seemed to dampen his plans, a severe weather warning (unexplained). Tons of thoughts came through Matteo.

Stop this bs - weather is getting bad, you fool.

Don't go towards the house, and don't you know that water holds sharks.

even the thoughts from his family, and even past events came through his mind

Don't you remember when you couldn't come up with the money for school, and you had to take a line?

You're in crippling debt.

You don't have the money for the home - you'll be a renter for life, that's just a fact, Jack.

While all these thoughts flowed through his mind like a football team tackling a man at once, the flash came through on the house - gated, a full car garage, 8 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms, washer and dryer in place, and more.

He made up his mind.

That's good, Havon, I'll weather the storm!

He texted.

Havon texted instantly. Ok, bro, have fun.

With his mind made up, logic thrown out the window, he waited by the car for Rose, and that's when the rain started to pour, and his mind started to cloud again … rent rent rent RENT!

"Hey, genius, you ready.because I know you ain't about to let rain stop us, not now, right!"

Yeah, no, it's just I was shrinking.

YEAH THINK LESS .. and get your ass in the car," Rose interjected. "Forget the walk!"

I'll drive

Ok

After a 1-hour drive, the streets of Manhattan turned into. The sweet yet salty Sandy beaches of Brooklyn, the peace, the privacy, the flow - it's mine, Matteo thought.

Stress turned into peace.

Fear turned into love.

Pain turned clarity.

He didn't cringe at money anymore towards - it's like going towards New York, this part of New York, but a peace that surpassed all understanding!

"Hey, I know we are supposed to see the house, but I want to get out of the car for a moment and just play."

"We're here."

"Oh wow," Matteo calmed. "I feel better, thanks for this…"

Both Rose and Matteo walked into the home and saw the house, but Matteo couldn't enter - he just stood there gazing at the world, gazing at life, just standing there.

"Hey, you must've been the one who called about the home - you know it's close to the beach and you know what they say about water - water, my friends bring clarity," reality hit Matteo as the realtor spoke. "Anyways, my name is Ronaldo, what do you think about the home?"

Matteo slowed as the words caught up to his energy, "You know, at first - I thought this house would've changed me, but I feel like I changed it. It's just like I tell my viewers: it's an inside job, and when you choose within, it expels without!"

"You know, I just thought about something else," Matteo gazed at Rose calmly, like a wave of energy or renewed serenity had hit him. "I literally can revive $1000 out of the blue, and my rent is paid for the month - like there are so many ways things can happen for me - I just have to relax enough to see it and not get caught in the storm…"

Just then, raindrops turned into purple to white balls of flurries.

Severe weather of fear and rage turned into a slowed, solid form of thin air.

A Drop hit Matteo's nose, and right there he knew everything was going to be alright…

Clarity.

The serene ability to see a way when there is no way!