Dear Oprah

If people only knew, it's all in what you choose. That's something that you seem to know. You can't always choose what happens to you. But you can choose what to think about it. You can choose what to do about it. You can choose to stop waiting for things to happen to you and go out and make things happen that you want to happen.

Believing that all people are good and good enough. Believing that people always have a good reason for what they say and do, at least what is a good reason to them. Believing that everyone is doing the best they can, at least the best they can at that moment. Listening with respect. Speaking with compassion. These are choices.