"I have to"

I have to go to meet my friend.

I have to work and pay off my debt.

I have to get a masters degree.

I have to make sure I am better than the rest financially.

I have to make sure they do not see the weak side of me.

Some of the more common inner voice we may have depending what you think you "have to" do or fufil.

Again .. do we really "have to " ?

I agree with what venerable has said. The only thing that we "have to" do is "die". For the rest of the stuff, we have a choice.

Do I really have to work ?

Do I really have to be better than the rest ?

Or perhaps... its just better to say

I "choose to " work .

I "choose to " be better than my friends.

I "choose to" not show my weak sides.

I "choose to" want to give more and more to people that i "choose to" love.

Choosing to is much more positive and making me/us more conscious of our choices.

Today has gone. I have chosen to go to work in the morning. I have chosen to squeeze with people in the train. I have chosen to work silently. I have chosen to ask my colleagues for lunch and bitching. I have chosen to help my colleague to do a task. I have chosen to blog this tonight.

Choices. I made. Conscious. Its good even though it could be a bad activity. All because with consciousness, i tend to sway away from lousy decisions.

I choose to sleep now. And i will choose to wake up and work tomorrow.

I choose. I choose to be happy and contented.